Dating Matters™: strategies to promote healthy teen relationships

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Dec;20(12):1761-5. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3177. Epub 2011 Oct 21.

Abstract

Teen dating violence (TDV) is a preventable public health problem that has negative consequences for youth. Despite evidence that youth in urban communities with high crime and economic disadvantage may be at particularly high risk for TDV, little work has specifically addressed TDV in these communities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a comprehensive approach to prevent TDV-Dating Matters™: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships-that addresses gaps in research and practice. This Report from CDC describes the programmatic activities, implementation support, evaluation, and surveillance of the Dating Matters™ initiative, which will be implemented in four urban communities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior / psychology*
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Courtship / psychology*
  • Female
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Peer Group*
  • Psychology, Adolescent
  • Sexual Partners / psychology
  • Social Support*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Students / psychology
  • United States