Abby 8: Dating and Sexual Violence - Preventing, understanding, and dealing with sexual crime.

Author Lori Hanson discusses her personal battle with bulimia and shares five key strategies to recovery. Host: Abby Laporte Guest: Lori Hanson Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

Former admissions officer and high school college counsellor, Jennifer Christansen, talks about the process of choosing and applying to college. Host: Abby Laporte Guest: Jennifer Christiansen Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

Screenwriter Eric Adams talks about his film My Suicide, a fictional story about a teen who announces his plans to kill himself on camera, and psychotherapist Kathleen Adams discusses suicide prevention strategies.The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To text with a trained helper, text SAVE to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential. Host: Abby Laporte Guests: Eric J. Adams and Kathleen Adams, LCSW Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

Teen podcasters and tech journalists talk about new media, social networking, and online journalism. Come see Abby and her guests at South by Southwest in March (if the committee approves their panel that is): http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3254 Host: Abby Laporte Guests: Jordan Drake, Zach Flauaus, and Matt Pippen Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

Preventing, understanding, and dealing with sexual crime. Talking with Jae Jin Pak, Sexual Crime Prevention Specialist. Host: Abby Laporte Guest: Jae Jin Pak Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

The experience of figuring out, coming out, and being queer. Guests: Lydia Barclay, age 18, and Aidan, age 20 Gay & Lesbian National Hotline 1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Youth Support Line 800-850-8078 Gay & Transgender Hate Crime Hotline 1-800-616-HATE(4283) Host: Abby Laporte Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

How student tours of college campuses affect the decision process. Jeff Kallay is a tour guide analyst and "experience evangelist" at TargetX.com and Laura Tokuza is an admissions counselor at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Host: Abby Laporte Guests: Jeff Kallay and Laura Tokuza Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

The hardships of teen life and making choices about sex and drugs without regret. Host: Abby Laporte Guest: Charis Denison Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

Brian Niles of TargetX.com moderates a college admissions chat among five high school seniors. High School Seniors: Lesley Haddock, Jack Norman, Maddie Tambussi, and Katie Keim Host: Abby Laporte Guest: Brian Niles Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.

Marco Morrone, teacher at the high school that Abby attends and husband of Megan Morrone. Host: Abby Laporte Guest: Marco Morrone Follow Abby on Twitter. Bandwidth for Abby's Road is provided by CacheFly. Thanks to Paul Minshall for our theme.