This National Coalition Against Domestic Violence blogpost identifies the reasons why victims of domestic violence do not escape abusive relationships and the barriers they face. It also presents a bullet point list of the societal impediments to…

This guide is a product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, its Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS (Family Resource Information, Education, and Network Development Service) National Center for…

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website helps readers get familiar with the issue of Teen Dating Violence. It provides background information, tips for addressing the issue by focusing on healthy relationships, and links to…

This webpage from the Teen Violence Prevention website outlines indicators related to dating violence. Many wait before getting help which puts youth at risk for further victimization. As a result, adults and schools should be aware of warning signs…

This article features a nationally representative study of safe, stable, nurturing relationships among children and youth in the United States ages 1 month to 17 years. Researchers discovered that almost 1 in 4 children and adolescents resided in…

This web article from Psychology Today looks at how we are falling short in treating trauma victims and what we can do to fix it. The article addresses how coping mechanisms for post-trauma are poorly understood even by those in the best situation…

This resource from the Administration for Children and Families provides information about recognizing the signs of teen dating violence in teenagers for professionals, parents, and other caring adults to prepare them for discussing dating violence…

Dating Matters^®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s comprehensive teen dating violence prevention initiative based on evidence about what works in prevention. Dating…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention published a technical package based on evidence-based strategies and approaches to help communities and states…

loveisrespect (originally loveisrespect, National Dating Abuse Helpline) is a resource that young people can use to access help and obtain information on healthy and unhealthy and abusive dating relationships and behaviors. This website also…