Which dating violence primary prevention programs have demonstrated effectiveness through research?

Jaime, Maria Catrina D.

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

Room 3 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Maria Catrina D. Jaime, MPH, CPH, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Authors:
Emily F. Rothman, ScD, Boston University School of Public Health
Debbie Chiodo, M.Ed., CAMH Centre for Prevention Science
Irene Varley, MA, The Dibble Institute
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
David Wolfe, PhD, CAMH Centre for Prevention Science

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be able to list the dating violence programs that are currently considered evidence-based.
Be able to discuss what "counts" as an evidence-based program.
Consider the limitations of dating violence primary prevention programs.

Description:
This presentation will focus on the state of the science in dating violence primary prevention individual-level educational programming. In this session, participants will learn what qualifies as an "evidence-based" program, which programs have already demonstrated to have a positive impact on the perpetration behavior of youth, and which up-and-coming programs may soon be releasing evaluation results.