Related Resources

Choose Respect: Preventing Dating Violence

Choose Respect, which is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is an initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships to prevent dating abuse before it starts. This national effort is designed to motivate adolescents to challenge harmful beliefs about dating abuse and take steps to form respectful relationships.

Dating Violence

This online resource from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offers information for parents regarding dating violence among teens. Information includes warning signs of dating violence as well as way to discuss the issue of dating violence.

Dating Violence Among Teens

This online resource from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers information for both teens and parents regarding the warning sings of teen dating violence and how to address it.

EndItNow.gov

This web site offers information for individuals who have friends or family members that may be in abusive relationships. Included are tip-sheets, hotlines and related organizations that deal with teen dating violence.

HELP for Victim Service Providers

View the transcript of a February 2008 Web Forum Guest Host Series session from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) on responding to teen victims of dating violence.

Intimate Partner Violence Prevention

This section of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site offers information and a compilation of resources pertaining to intimate partner violence.

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (NTDAH)

Supported by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (NTDAH) launched to promote awareness of healthy dating relationships by making vital resources accessible to help teens experiencing dating violence and offering tips on preventing abusive relationships.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC): Help for Victims of Dating Violence

This Web site provides information on rights and services afforded to victims of dating violence. Included are links to related organizations that address the issue of dating violence.

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW): National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week

OVW provides information on the U.S. Department of Justice's legal and policy issues regarding violence against women and responds to requests for information regarding violence against women, including teen dating violence.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Prevention

This section of U.S. Senator Mike Crapo’s Web site is dedicated to teen dating violence awareness prevention. This Web site includes legislation and a listing of related resources and organizations that deal with the issue of teen dating violence.

Violence Against Women: Dating Violence   

This Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Web site presents a compilation of online dating violence information and resources.

For additional resources on this topic, see the following sections of our site:

Domestic Violence

Rape and Sexual Assault

Special Populations: Juveniles

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