Preventing and Addressing Teen Dating Violence: Dating Matters Prevention Model and Rape Prevention Education

Helping teens develop healthy and respectful relationships early on may protect them from the harmful consequences of dating and other forms of interpersonal violence and set the stage for healthy relationship patterns that persist into adulthood. This Children’s Safety Network recording is accompanied by presentations and supplemental resources from the September 6, 2023 webinar. The material highlighted in this resource includes the Dating Matters initiative, a comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as an expert’s work with Rape Prevention Education grantees, which uses evidence-based strategies to impact broader cultural perspectives on sexual harassment and dating norms.