December 4-5, 2007

Sponsor/Co-Sponsor(s): Child Development and Behavior Branch (CDBB), Center for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC), and Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research (CPR), NICHD; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, Office of Research on Women’s Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, NIH; Administration of Children and Families, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS; Office of Women’s Health, Office of the Secretary, and Office of the Assistance Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, DHHS; and the Department of Justice

Location: Washington, DC
Purpose: To build a consensus research and practical definition of teen dating violence; to discuss and review current methods, measurements, and outcomes used for quantifying and defining teen dating violence, both in research and in practice; and to examine the status of current research, both basic and applied on teen dating violence.

Contact: Valerie Maholmes, CDBB, CRMC, NICHD
Tel: (301) 496-1514
E-mail: maholmev@mail.nih.gov

or

Susan Newcomer, DBSB, CPR, NICHD
Tel: (301) 435-6981
E-mail: newcomes@mail.nih.gov