Live Free! LIVE FREE - empowering YOU to make informed and healthy choices that affect all aspects of your day-to-day life.<br><BR> Live Free! Knowledge is power! LIFE FREE is about empowering YOU to make informed and healthy choices that affect all aspects of your day-to-day life There is no single factor that puts youth at risk. "Live Free" is about empowering YOU to make informed and healthy choices that affect all aspects of your day-to-day life. It is about living free of disease, discrimination, embarrassment, addiction, guilt, abuse and shame. It is also about learning to reach out and access information, resources and assistance from safe and knowledgeable sources.<br><BR> <a href="sexuality.html">SEXUALITY</a><br> It affects us all, especially in these teenage years. Whether you're active early or you choose to wait, whether you're gay, straight, in-between or off the scale completely, your sexuality is a big part of who you are – and it's capable of creating some big changes in your life. To know more, just click a link. To talk to someone in Kelowna about safe sex, abstinence, puberty, relationships, teen pregnancy, or about your sexuality, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<br><br> <a href="stereotypes.html">STEREOTYPES / DISCRIMINATION</a><br> Everyone has the right to live free of being stereotyped or discriminated against. It's not cool to disrespect someone because of:<br> their cultural background<BR> the color of their skin<BR> the house they live in<BR> the way they dress or look<BR> the sort of music they like<BR> their religious beliefs<BR> the amount of money they (or their family) make(s)<BR> To talk to someone in Kelowna about stereotypes and discrimination, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<br><Br> <a href="depression.html">DEPRESSION / BODY IMAGE</a><BR> Everybody feels down from time to time. Everybody, at one point or another, looks into the mirror and is repulsed by what they see. But what's the difference between feeling down and being clinically depressed? And how does looking into that mirror transform into something serious like an eating disorder, depression or thoughts of suicide? What options are out there? To talk to someone in Kelowna about eating disorders, teen depression, teen suicide, body image, self-mutilation (cutting) or stress, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<BR> To talk to someone about these issues, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<BR><BR> <a href="disease.html">DISEASE</a><BR> It's tough to "live free" when you're feeling run down and sick all the time. But did you know that most diseases are preventable? And do you really know what puts you at risk of getting STI's, HIV or HEP C? Know your risks and protect yourself so you're able to live free for years to come. To talk to someone in Kelowna about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's), HIV/AIDS, or HEP C, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<BR><BR> <a href="drugs.html">DRUG USE / YOUTH ADDICTION</a><BR> We've all got our vices – drinking, smoking weed, gambling, video games... none of us are perfect, but we all need to know where to go when things get out of hand. Whether you're curious about addiction or just curious in general, there's a whole bunch of info available here. To talk to someone in Kelowna about drugs, drug abuse, drug addiction, smoking, gambling, gaming, or drinking, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<BR><BR> <a href="abuse.html">ABUSE / VIOLENCE</a><BR> Abuse means to use wrongly or improperly, to misuse. A person can be abused in a number of ways, each capable of causing a significant amount of damage. When a person uses physical force as a means of harming another person, it is called violence. Click a link below to learn more about how you can "LIVE FREE" of abuse and violence. To talk to someone in Kelowna about bullying/school violence, relationship abuse (dating violence), child abuse, sexual abuse, or rape, click on the "Community Resources" link to the right.<BR><BR> CONTACT US<BR> Live Free<BR> #101-266 Lawrence Ave<BR> Kelowna, BC<BR> V1Y 6L3 <BR> Canada<BR> Phone (250) 862-2437 <BR> E-mail info@lprc.ca<BR> <BR> <a href="media.html">Media</a><br>