February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)
From LoveIsRespect.org: The 2021 TDVAM campaign theme is Know Your Worth: "Know Your Worth is all about learning about healthy relationships and self-empowerment! Every young person is deserving of a healthy, loving relationship."
Hope House is available to give free virtual presentations on healthy relationships 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.
Hope House is available to give free virtual presentations on healthy relationships 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.
Free, Virtual Teen Summit on February 28-March 2
"The annual Teen Summit is End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin’s largest training, bringing youth, parents, educators, activists, and mentors from all over Wisconsin to learn about healthy relationships, teen dating violence, and sexual assault within a larger anti-oppression framework. We include educational and enthusiastic plenary speakers, as well as topic-related performances.Our first-ever completely virtual, completely FREE Teen Summit will be a celebration of our many successes, as well as a time to revive and strengthen ourselves and our movement. We welcome attendees to challenge preconceived notions on how to deal with these issues and learn new strategies for successful prevention and education on teen issues." Learn more and register here.
"The annual Teen Summit is End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin’s largest training, bringing youth, parents, educators, activists, and mentors from all over Wisconsin to learn about healthy relationships, teen dating violence, and sexual assault within a larger anti-oppression framework. We include educational and enthusiastic plenary speakers, as well as topic-related performances.Our first-ever completely virtual, completely FREE Teen Summit will be a celebration of our many successes, as well as a time to revive and strengthen ourselves and our movement. We welcome attendees to challenge preconceived notions on how to deal with these issues and learn new strategies for successful prevention and education on teen issues." Learn more and register here.
Here are resources to help promote teen dating violence awareness in February and throughout the year:
- LoveIsRespect.org 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 8-12 with Wear Orange Day on February 9. They are releasing an action guide with more information soon.
- 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.
- 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.
- ThatsNotCool.com: This website has fun quizzes, videos, games, and downloads related to the issue of teens using technology to be controlling or hurtful to their dating partner.
- 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.
- 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. For more resources on healthy relationships and dating violence for faith communities, please visit the Faith Trust Institute.