Teen Dating Violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)

From LoveIsRespect.org

The 2023 TDVAM campaign theme is Be About It: "Whether offering support, or relationship education, or connecting someone to resources, 'Be About It' calls on us all to create a world free from relationship abuse." 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 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 7th

For Love Is Respect’s Respect Week, Hope House will be participating in Wear Orange Day on Tuesday, February 7th 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 2023, 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

Every month on Facebook and Instagram, Hope House posts a video for our #TalkAboutItTuesday series. In February, we released a short video on the "Be About It" theme this year. Watch and share today.

You can also check out the video from last year's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, which includes some great examples from One Love's #thatslove and #thatsnotlove activity.

Staffing TDVAM resource tables during lunch

In February, we staff a resource table in select high schools. Pictured here is our table from last year at Rio Middle/High School. Staff engaged students in One Love's #thatslove/#thatsnotlove activity and passed out Hope House materials and other resources.

This year you'll find us at Wisconsin Dells High School and Adams-Friendship High School.

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 6-10 with Wear Orange Day on February 7. 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. Also be sure to check out their TDVAM Self-Care Playlist on Spotify.

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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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