Middle school matters to prevent teen dating violence

Niolon, Phyllis Holidtch

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Room 3 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Phyllis Holidtch Niolon, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Authors:
Andra Tharp, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stacey Cutbush, PhD, RTI International
Debbie Lee, BA, Futures Without Violence

Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the opportunity of teen dating violence prevention during middle school.
Understand research findings on dating and dating violence behaviors and attitudes among middle school youth.
Examine impact of prevention efforts and policy change to prevent teen dating violence and explore effective implementation of strategies for youth, parents, influencers and educators.

Description:
This symposium offers an in-depth presentation of two comprehensive prevention programs to promote healthy relationships among 11 to 14 year-olds, Start Strong and Dating Matters. Presenters will also discuss development and adaptation of Dating Matters programs, methodological considerations for developing a rigorous cross-site evaluation and establishing dating violence surveillance and considerations for building capacity among the local public health departments to lead prevention efforts.