Violence & Injury Prevention Program

Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, February 1-6, 2010

New! Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual 5K Walk/Run to Prevent Dating Violence race

The purpose of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week is to make our communities aware of the problem of dating violence and how to prevent it.

2010 Prevention Week

Utah's Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week will be held February 1-6, 2010. To find out about events at your high school, contact Katie McMinn at 801-538-9277.

Try some of these ideas to get your school or friends involved in Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Week:

Organize a Stomp Out Dating Violence Stomp at your school
Enter the statewide Teen Dating Violence Mixed-Media Art Contest, open to students grade 7-12
Ask your teacher about getting Dating Violence curriculum started in your school district
Get educated and educate others about healthy relationships
Organize a Teen Dating Violence Campaign
Hang posters in your school and have other material available to students

2009 Mixed Media Art Contest Winners

Students were invited to enter the Teen Dating Violence Mixed Media Art Contest by submitting posters, songs, music videos, and public services announcements to raise awareness of the seriousness of teen dating violence. The 2009 winners received special recognition during the Dating Violence Awareness Reception, conducted by Murray High School student Alexa Dalling and Ned Searle, Director of the Utah Office on Domestic and Sexual Violence. Murray High School was recognized and awarded for their efforts made during the week and Alexa Dalling received an award for the time and effort she put into the awareness and prevention week.

Self Reflections First place winner

1st Place Winner: "Self Reflections" by Heather Prows, Murray High School

Speak Out Seond place winner

2nd Place Winner: "Speak Out" by Alex Cespedes, Sky View High School

Third place winner

3rd Place Winner: "Love is Not" by Rachel Denney, Murray High School

Past Mixed Media Art Contest Winners

Resources:

Utah Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Bill Amendments, 2007
Utah Teen Dating Violence Task Force members
The Dating Scene: Give Respect Expect Respect booklet - designed to help teens understand what dating violence is and how they can have a healthy relationship
Break the Silence: Stop the Violence video (Running Time: 4:12) - In this video, parents talk with teens about developing healthy, respectful relationships before they start dating.
See It and Stop It - multi-media public education campaign by and for teens. It offers posters, radio and television public service announcements, an online toolkit, and valuable information on how to recognize the warning signs of dating violence, how to stop it, and how to make a difference in your school and community.
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships - designed to prevent intimate partner violence by working in communities at the individual, interpersonal, community, and policy levels to help 10 to 14-year-old youth develop healthy and safe relationships.
My Stregth Is Not For Hurting - designed to raise awareness of sexual violence among youth and highlight the vital role that young men can play in fostering healthy, safe relationships.
Choose Respect - initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships to prevent dating abuse before it starts.
Love Is Not Abuse
No More Secrets
ThatsNotCool.com - campaign designed to prevent digital dating violence among teens.