A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the 6th Annual Teen Summit on March 12, 2024!
Over 600 teens and their chaperones came together this year to learn about preventing interpersonal violence and promoting healthy relationships. Students gained valuable insights into recognizing the warning signs of sexual harassment and assault, protecting themselves in physical altercations, understanding mental health challenges and strategies to overcome them, and advocating for positive and healthy engagement, embodying this year's theme: "They Not Like Us"
Thank you for being part of this impactful experience and for your continued commitment "stopping interpersonal violence before it begins."
We'd like to thank Teens for Courage Summit signature Emcee, Ohavia Phillips, who "keeps the party going" and does it with positive impactful energy, presenters Angela Alexander and Taneika Torres (Atrium Health), Stephanie Escobar, Kelly Murphy, Christian Campbell (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit, and Crimes Against Children Unit), Thalys Pontes and Elisa Kusano (Tap World Class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), Erica Dardon (Advocate and Mental Health, SPARC), Officer Michael Nguyen (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department), Andrea Briggs, retired CMPD officer and defense volunteer, Lillian Johnson, Wingate University VoicesforCourage founder, and Seren Julian, George Washington University and National Organization for Women, sponsors include Proffitt Dixon, Atrium Health, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Chester County Schools, our participating Courage Clubs: Butler High School, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences Military and Global Academy, Northwest School of the Arts, Palisades High School, J.T. Williams Montessori, and West Charlotte, and BofA and UPS incredible volunteers, and Carowinds, our event host partner for the past six years.
