Relationships Matter
Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships
Coming Soon!
Who this program is for
11-14-year-olds
Format
This series includes concurrent programs for youth and parents, and training for educators
Duration
7 1-hour classes
Cost
Free
Course Description
Relationships Matter is an evidence-based teen dating violence prevention model developed by the Centers for Disease Control that includes prevention strategies for individuals, peers, families, schools, and neighborhoods. It focuses on teaching 11-14-year-olds healthy relationship skills before they start dating and reducing behaviors that increase the risk for dating violence.
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We are looking for volunteers to help us get this important program up and running. Interested? Let’s talk!
Program Resources
“Programs that seek to engage influential adults and peers in promoting positive relationship expectations and condemning violent and unhealthy relationship behaviors among adolescents and young adults are critical to the prevention of IPV.”
— Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan, the Center for Disease Control