Dear Lisa by Tom Santoro

Tom Santoro's 18 year old daughter was murdered by her ex-boyfriend the summer before she left for college. Through Lisa's story, audiences are able to recognize patterns of abuse that mark a dangerous relationship. Weaving together statistics, analogies, and facts about dating violence and domestic abuse, Tom draws attention to the often subtle threads that run through nascent, abusive relationships and to the learned tolerance that can build along with the abuse. The lessons of Lisa’s tragedy enable even the most timid students to stand up against abuse by knowing when, why, and how to leave a situation before it overwhelms them.

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