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Issue Brief

Intimate Partner Violence in Adolescent Relationships - Overview

Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic 

• Prevent partner violence in adolescent relationships. 

Local/State/National Information    additional information on this topic at the local, state, national, global level

• Intimate Partner Violence in Adolescent Relationships - USA

• Intimate Partner Violence in Adolescent Relationships - Kansas

• Intimate Partner Violence in Adolescent Relationships - Topeka, KS 

Policy Options / Program Models   specific policies or program models, grouped by type, that are profiled 

• Coaching Boys into Men - San Francisco, CA

• Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Project
• The Idaho Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Project is a collaborative effort of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, St. Luke’s Health Care Systems, the Idaho Department of Education, Idaho School Counselors Association, Silver Sage Girl Scouts, Idaho Legal Aid Services, Treasure Valley YMCA and Interfaith Alliance of Idaho to educate teens and the statewide community on teen dating violence.
  
  The Idaho Teen Dating Violence Advisory Council is comprised of twenty Idaho high school students. During National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week in February, the Advisory Council members sponsored activities in their schools to increase awareness.
  
  

  For years, young people across the nation have organized to put a stop to dating abuse. With their adult allies, they achieved a major victory in 2005 when the importance of addressing teen dating abuse was highlighted in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

  Congress followed the lead of dozens of national, state and local organizations in sounding the call to end dating abuse. Both Chambers declared the first full week in February "National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week." Then in 2010, Congress began dedicating the entire month of February to teen dating violence awareness and prevention.

  Now in its third year, Teen DV Month is celebrated by leaders in government, student bodies, schools, youth service providers, community-based organizations, parents and more. Join us in promoting awareness of and preventing dating abuse. More:ww.teendvmonth.org and www.nomeansknow.com

• Public Awareness

• Dallas, March 5, 2012 – Cosmetics powerhouse Mary Kay is well known for having great skin care products, beautiful color cosmetics and for rewarding Independent Beauty Consultants with fabulous prizes. What may not be as well known is that Mary Kay is a leading corporate advocate for domestic violence prevention and awareness programs. Like many organizations, Mary Kay provides funding to issues of importance. However, unlike most organizations, Mary Kay extends its corporate social responsibility efforts beyond checkbook philanthropy by actually working with advocates to educate legislators about domestic violence prevention.

  As part of the company’s national Lobbying for Good program, Mary Kay independent sales force members are rolling to the capitol building in those iconic pink Cadillacs to speak to congressional members about legislation to protect women. On March 6, Mary Kay is joining the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV) and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) for their annual Legislative Advocacy Day. Mary Kay Inc. and members of the Mary Kay independent sales force will walk the halls of the capitol with CALCASA and CPEDV to speak with state legislators about.

• Protecting state funding for domestic violence shelter programs 
• Passing landmark teen dating violence legislation 
• Supporting victims’ access to public benefits 
• Ensuring the batterer’s are held accountable and batterer fines are collected 

• In addition, the advocates are hoping to continue to raise awareness in California about the devastating impact of violence and to speak out about domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence and the need to support prevention efforts.

• Education System
• Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §15-712.01 Allows school districts to incorporate dating abuse information that is age appropriate into the school district's existing health curriculum for pupils in grades seven through twelve.
• Policymakers can play a role in preventing teen dating violence. At least 17 states have laws that urge or require school boards to develop curriculum on teen dating violence. Many states have also adopted teen dating violence awareness weeks or months, in an effort to draw the public's attention to a national campaign that promotes prevention, safe dating practices and offers information and resources.
• http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/teen-dating-violence.aspx  
• Futureswithoutviolence.org:  Programs sponsored by Futures Without Violence available to schools include: Coaching Into Boys to Men,Family Violence Prevention Fund,  WARM Kids, Athletes Helping Athletes 
• 2010 Conn. Acts, P.A. 91 (2010 HB 5315) Includes teen dating violence and domestic violence education as part of the in-service training program for certified teachers, administrators and pupil personnel.
• Court Action
• Fla. Stat. § 784.046 A victim of dating violence that has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence, or any person who has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of an act of dating violence, or the parent or legal guardian of any minor child who is living at home and who seeks an injunction for protection against dating violence on behalf of that minor child, has standing in the circuit court to file a restraining order against the accused dating violence abuser. 

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Bibliography

• When Love Hurts