Teen Dating Violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)

From LoveIsRespect.org

The 2024 TDVAM campaign theme is #LoveLikeThat: "This year’s theme, 'Love Like That' (#LoveLikeThat), chosen by our love is respect’s National Youth Council, is meant to uplift positive, healthy relationships by defining what 'that' looks like. I realize 'Love Like That' looks different for each person, community, and individual relationship- but one thing unites us: everyone deserves to be loved, respected, and valued. Join me in celebrating a month of defining 'That Love' which uplifts and empowers your most authentic self." Click here or see below for their Action Guide, Calendar of Events, and Social Media Guide.

Hope House is available to give free presentations on healthy relationships, healthy breakups, and dating violence to teens and to parents/guardian and training seminars to school staff, faith leaders, and other youth service providers. We also provide free services to teens affected by dating violence, including supportive counseling, support groups, legal help, and safety planning. Please call us at 1-800-584-6790 to learn more.

Wear Orange Day on February 6th

For Love Is Respect’s Respect Week, Hope House will be participating in Wear Orange Day on Tuesday, February 6th to show that every young person is deserving of a safe and healthy relationship. We invite you to do the same!

Get decked out in orange, take photos, post to Facebook or Instagram, tag us @hopehousescw, and post about why you are choosing to wear orange.

Hope House's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) Bitmoji Classroom

For 2024, we've updated our TDVAM bitmoji classroom for students, parents, school staff, and youth service providers to explore! Inspired by librarians and educators, this bitmoji classroom links to books for teens, coloring pages, self-care tips, and loads of resources on healthy and unhealthy relationships! We encourage you to share this on your websites or social media platforms.

Hope House's TDVAM TV Graphics

Like the graphic? Feel free to use this one and the others Hope House created. Adapted from Love is Respect, our images were made to fit TVs so that schools and other organizations can display them in February. Thank you for helping us spread awareness!

TDVAM #TalkAboutItTuesday Videos

Hope House posts monthly videos for our #TalkAboutItTuesday series on social media. Watch our video for February featuring a few of our staff sharing what #LoveLikeThat means to them.

Staffing TDVAM resource tables during lunch

In February, Hope House staffs tables in select middle and high schools over their lunch periods. This year we invited students to write what a healthy relationship means to them and passed out resources. We had tables at UW-Platteville Baraboo, River Valley Middle School, Lodi High School, Westfield Area Middle/High School, Necedah Middle/High School, and Portage High School. Thank you students for stopping by!

Here are more resources to help promote teen dating violence awareness in February and throughout the year:

LoveIsRespect.org

LoveIsRespect is the go-to website for teen dating violence. They have a helpline, texting helpline, and online chat for those seeking help and lots of information on healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationships. For Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, their Respect Week is February 5-9 with Wear Orange Day on February 6. You can learn more in their Calendar of Events, Social Media Guide, and Action Guide here. Be sure to check out their TDVAM Self-Care Playlist on Spotify. Are you a parent or guardian of a teen or tween? Check out this Parent Discussion Guide on Healthy Relationships.

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Room to Be Safe

"Is a state-wide initiative designed to educate about healthy and unhealthy relationships in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities in Wisconsin." Check out their youth section for information on healthy and unhealthy relationships, helping friends in unhealthy relationships, facts, and FAQs.

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ThatsNotCool.com

A project of Futures Without Violence, this website has an awesome Cool Not Cool quiz, videos, games, and downloads related to the issue of teens using technology to be controlling or hurtful to their dating partner.

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One Love Foundation

Educates "young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better." Check out their videos, blog posts, and 10 Signs of a Healthy Relationship and 10 Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship that you can also download as a pdf.

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Dare 2 Know

Dare2Know is a challenge and a movement for teens in Wisconsin to rally around healthy relationships. Download their resources, learn about their Teen Ambassador program, take their Likes or Yikes quiz, and more. Check out their free TDVAM graphics here.

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Hope House's TDVAPM Church Bulletin Insert

Hope House has created a bulletin insert for churches to use in February. Please let us know if you used it by emailing us here or call 608-356-9123 and select Community Education Team. For more resources on healthy relationships and dating violence for faith communities, please visit the Faith Trust Institute.

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