Dating Matters - Understanding Teen Dating Violence Prevention

Dating Matters^® is a free, online course available to educators, school personnel, youth mentors, and others dedicated to improving teen health. Follow a school administrator throughout his day as he highlights what teen dating violence is and how to prevent it through graphic novel scenarios, interactive exercises, and information gathered from leading experts.

What You'll Learn

Characteristics of healthy and unhealthy teen relationships
Early warning signs and factors that may increase a teen’s risk for dating violence
Statistics, examples, and consequences of teen dating violence
Ways to promote healthy relationships and prevent unhealthy and violent ones

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Course Highlights

Graphic Novel Scenarios

Peer into the relationship dynamics of three teen couples to learn about a healthy dating relationship, unhealthy dating relationship, and concerning relationship that highlights educator intervention.

Interactive Exercises

Test the knowledge you’ve gained and reflect on how this information can be applied to your work with teens in a meaningful way.

Resources

Access and download teen dating violence information, curricula, strategies, and tools.

Length of Training

This training will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Keep In Mind

When this training refers to teens, we mean young people from pre-teen (11) throughout adolescence (to early 20s). Educators include anyone who works with teens in a learning capacity and/or setting, from teachers, administrators, and counselors to coaches, youth mentors, and other school and after-school personnel.