1.

Encourage your child to visit thesafespace.org, the most comprehensive dating abuse resource online.

17.

Adopt a School and make sure local teens have the help they need on campus.

2.

Join Break the Cycle's HOPE.

18.

Become our friend on facebook and MySpace!

3.

Wear a purple ribbon all month to show your support for ending violence.

19.

Educate yourself about how your state's legal protections rate!

4.

Change your online profile status to link to breakthecycle.org or thesafespace.org.

20.

Help pave the road to ending violence by supporting your local brick layer!

5.

Host a Valentine's Anytime Party and celebrate healthy relationships!

21.

Tell five friends about Break the Cycle and what they can do to make a difference.

6.

Make copies of this poster and ask your local schools, youth-centers and libraries to put it up.

22.

Ask your teen to become a fan of thesafespace.org on facebook.

7.

Subscribe to Break the Cycle's YouTube Channel.

23.

Participate in Macy's Shop for a Cause on October 17.

8.

Enter to win a stay in Hawaii! All proceeds benefit Break the Cycle.

24.

Speak to your local city council or county commission about teen dating violence.

9.

Organize a group, make signs about domestic violence and walk around your neighborhood with them.

25.

Change your homepage to Prodégé and every time you search, Break the Cycle earns some cents!

10.

On Twitter? Tweet to raise awareness about the issue.

26.

Send a letter to your child's principal telling them you want the school to take action against dating violence on campus.

11.

Order copies of Break the Cycle's fotonovela and donate them to youth-based organizations in your local community.

27.

Do some fall cleaning - sell the items that are taking up space and donate the proceeds to Break the Cycle.

12.

Concerned about a loved one's relationship? Talk to them about it!

28.

Follow Break the Cycle on Twitter.

13.

Write a blog for us and share it with your friends!

29.

Make a donation to Break the Cycle.

14.

Speak to your school's PTA. Get our tips!

30.

Discuss teen dating abuse with your kids. Don't worry – we have tips to make starting the conversation easier.

15.

Hold a candlelight vigil for domestic violence survivors around the country.

31.

Write a letter to your local paper's Op-Ed section.

16.

Sign Mary Kay's End Violence Petition.

-Published on October 1, 2009