Teen Dating Violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)

From LoveIsRespect.org

The 2022 TDVAM campaign theme is Talk About It: "a call to action to young people and those who support them to engage in meaningful conversations about healthy relationships and navigate what may be unhealthy or even abusive." Click here or see below for their Action Guide, Calendar of Events, and Social Media Guide.

Hope House is available to give free, in-person and virtual presentations on healthy relationships, healthy breakups, and dating violence to teens and to parents/guardian and virtual 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 608-356-7500 or 1-800-584-6790 to learn more.

Wear Orange Day on February 8th

For Love Is Respect’s Respect Week, Hope House will be participating in Wear Orange Day on Tuesday, February 8th 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.

Click here to download and share our flyer with others.

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

For 2022, 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 Op-Ed & TV Graphics

Click here to read and share Hope House's op-ed on talking to youth about healthy and unhealthy relationships, including some great examples for One Love's #thatslove vs. #thatsnotlove activity.

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.

#TalkAboutItTuesday Video on TDVAM

Every month on Facebook, Hope House posts a video for our #TalkAboutItTuesday series. Be sure to check out and share the video this month all about Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, including some great examples for One Love's #thatslove and #thatsnotlove activity.

Staffing TDVAM resource tables during lunch

Hope House contacted several middle and high schools in our service area about one of our staff members having a Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month resource table over their lunch periods. This February, you'll find us at Rio Middle/High School (pictured here), Westfield Middle/High School, Adams-Friendship High School, and Sauk Prairie High School.

Staff will be engaging students in One Love's #thatslove/#thatsnotlove activity and passing out Hope House materials and other resources.

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 7-11 with Wear Orange Day on February 8. You can learn more in their Calendar of Events, Social Media Guide, and Action Guide, which also links to 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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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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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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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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100 Conversations

100 Conversations is filled with good ideas and questions to help parents and other supportive adults, talk with young adults, age 13-24, on the following topics: boundaries and values, friends and family, relationships, sex, consent and laws, LGBTQ issues, bullying and violence, bystanders and resources, media, and technology.

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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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