Who’s Got the Power? Reflecting on Healthy and Abusive Relationship Dynamics

The New York Times Learning Network collaborates with Scenarios USA to create a lesson plan about teenage dating violence and prevention.   Scenarios USA is a nonprofit organization that uses writing and filmmaking to foster youth leadership, advocacy and self-expression in under-served teenagers.

 

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Teen Dating Violence Month Resources and Events

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.  Download resources and events from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Family Violence Prevention, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.

 

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HEART Primer

Adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) is common and is associated with a multitude of negative health outcomes.  The Healthcare Education, Assessment & Response Tool for Teen Relationships (HEART) Primer, is an innovative resource designed to improve the recognition of ARA and provide tools to address this challenge in clinical settings that serve adolescents.

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When Teens Disclose Dating Violence to Health Care Providers: A Guide to Confidentiality and Reporting Laws in California

This document provides an overview of the pertinent federal and state confidentiality and reporting laws that apply when adolescents disclose dating violence in a medical setting. It explains the parameters of the law, highlighting what the law mandates in terms of confidentiality and reporting; what the law leaves to the discretion of providers; and where the Team may need to seek further clarification  regarding  the  law. The  document  is  intended  solely  to  inform  development  of  a comprehensive best practice model for adolescent settings.

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California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault provides resources to organizations and individuals committed  to  ending  sexual  violence.  Their  teen  dating  violence  program  features  up-to-date information, online discussions, and announcements on ARA prevention.

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California Women’s Law Center

California Women’s Law Center is a social, economic and political justice group that focuses on gender discrimination, violence against women, women’s health and reproductive justice. This brief includes statistics on the prevalence of ARA and ways of preventing it.

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Love is Not Abuse

Love is Not Abuse is a program that provides information and tools that men, women, children, and teens can use to learn about relationship violence. The site features teen-specific information on ways to identify, stop and prevent ARA.

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Peace Over Violence

Peace Over Violence is a social service agency that targets underserved groups like Latinas, Deaf, Disabled and Elder, LGBTQ, and Youth. Their In Touch With Teens program was developed in response to the growing awareness of violence in teen relationships.

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Choose Respect

Choose Respect is an initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships and prevent dating abuse before it starts. The program is designed to motivate adolescents to challenge harmful beliefs about dating abuse.

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National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

The National Youth Violence Prevention Resources Center is a federal resource for communities working to prevent violence committed by and against young people. This resource site provides articles, fact sheets and training information on issues related to ARA.

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