Teachers

TEEN DATING VIOLENCE WEBSITES

• loveisnotabuse.com—great website full of information, brochures, handbooks; Liz Claiborne also has an excellent 3 lesson plan unit on teen dating abuse, can be ordered for free via this site
• www.cdc.gov/chooserespect— info, links to activities, video for teens/parents
• www.giverespect.org—new website from Family Violence Prevention Fund, info for teachers, parents, community & link to lessons from literature….check it out!
• www.lessonsfromliterature.org—new site with teaching manual for English Lit classes using “Their Eyes were Watching God” and “Lord of the Flies” to teach about abusive relationships
• http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/BreakTheSilence—CDC produced videos on health topics; dating violence video for parents called Break the Silence. Videos are very well-done. Great resource.
• www.cdc.gov—Centers for Disease Control, click on Injury, Violence & Safety then click on IPV Prevention for info about dating violence and CDC initiatives. Can click on Youth Violence for info about other forms of violence
• www.thriveri.org/documents/Guide_Bullying_TDV_RI.pdf —Rhode Island Department of Education: A Guide to Preventing Bullying, Teen Dating Violence, and Sexual Violence in Rhode Island Schools; model bullying, TDV, sexual violence policy for school districts
• www.thriveri.org—Rhode Island Comprehensive School Health Program, click on Social Environment for information on bullying, teen dating violence, etc.
• www.thatsnotcool.com – great website on digital/electronic harassment/abuse
• pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons—PBS series on dating violence: Twisted Love, lesson plans, video
• abanet.org/publiced/teendating.shtml—American Bar Association’s site; can download Toolkit for National Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week which is funded by the US Dept of Justice
• labmf.org—can use the facts, Lindsay’s story, and other information to provide a very real-life example for students
• www.kbep.org—Katie Brown Educational Program offers 4-5 day presentations in schools in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island area; their curriculum goals and objectives are listed on their site
• www.doe.mass.edu/ssce/tdv/guidelines/—Massachusetts Dept of Education Dating Violence Policy Guidelines for school districts, very comprehensive, A good model for other states
• www.doe.mass.edu/ssce/tdv/brochure.pdf—Brochure on dating violence with 2 victim stories (PDF)
• samhsa.gov—US Department of Substance Abuse & Mental Health; search “domestic violence”
• goodcharacter.com—lesson plans & resources for healthy relationship skills
• www..stopbullying.gov—gov’t site for bullying prevention info & resources
• silentwitness.net—National Silent Witness site with information about this program and links to state organizations, Silent Witnesses are powerful educational tools which can be used in many ways in school settings, contact your state organization for further information
• pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace—No Safe Place: Violence Against Women program consists of video tape & lesson ideas; basic info about domestic violence also on this site; 1998 but still good information and relevant
• loveisrespect.org—National Teen Dating Violence Abuse Helpline, video, PSA, sign the Dating Bill of Rights, talk to a teen for support
• www.unwomen.org—United Nations Fund for Women, Working for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality – they have started a world-wide campaign to end violence against women, Nicole Kidman is their spokesperson for “Say No to Violence Against Women Campaign” see the following link, good for high school
• www.saynotoviolence.org—UN & Nicole Kidman worldwide campaign, video, sign your name list, facts, video
• thehotline.org—National Domestic Violence Hotline and links for state organizations and shelters
• www.ricadv.org—Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• www.dayoneri.org—Day One Sexual Assault & Trauma Resource Center of Rhode Island, help for victims of sexual assault
• teensagainstabuse.org—teen group, good site
• www.atg.wa.gov/ProtectingYouth/TeenDatingViolence.aspx—Washington State Attorney General, good information
• www.acadv.org—Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• futureswithoutviolence.org—Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund), click on teens
• breakthecycle.org—good site for teachers, teens, parents; curriculum available
• respectlove.opdv.ny.gov—good information for parents & teens, click on “Teens”
• michigan.gov—3 lesson plan unit on dating violence; Search “dating violence lesson plans”, then follow links for Dating Violence Education Package
• www.ncvc.org—National Center for Victims of Crime, click on “Dating Violence Resource Center”, good info for parents and teens; also provides info on teens obtaining restraining orders in all 50 states
• http://www.ncadv.org/resources/StateCoalitionList.php—List of State Coalitions Against Domestic Violence
• www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm—Click “For Teachers”, then in “Lesson Library” look up “stereotyping” and scan for many lesson plans on gender stereotypes
• www.usdoj.gov/ovw—US Dept of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women
• www.vawnet.org—Violence Against Women
• www.advocatesforyouth.org—follow links to dating violence
• www.uen.org/core—Utah Dept of Education, health curriculum
• www.kidpower.org—click on Resources, Personal Safety, articles on safety, sign up for the free e-newsletter
• www.joetorre.org—listen to Joe’s story
• www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence/pubs.asp—Great site for resources on sexual violence…must see
• www.ricw.ri.gov – RI Commission on Women, has links to numerous resources for women in Rhode Island
• www.rainn.org – Rape, Abuse, & Inest Nat’l Network, good resource info
• www.nrepp.samhsa.gov—SAMHSA’s Nat’l Registry of evidence-based programs and practices
• www.ikeepsafe.org – cybersafety
• www.netsmartz.org – digital abuse, great for teens, parents, educators

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