HeaRT: Healthy Relationship Toolkit
Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships
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A series of 5 sessions for groups of middle school youth that helps them:
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Know what a healthy relationship looks like
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Believe they deserve healthy relationships
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Engage in positive behaviors
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Create positive, healthy, and safe peer relationships
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Who this program is for
Middle school youth
Format
This series is for youth and can include a concurrent component with parents and training for educators by a qualified and certified trainer.
Duration
Five 5 sessions, one (1) hour each
Cost
Free for individuals, fee structure available for organizations and businesses
Course Description
HeaRT: Healthy Relationships Toolkit is an evidence-based teen] violence prevention model developed by the Centers for Disease Control that includes prevention strategies for individuals, peers, families, schools, and neighborhoods. It focuses on teaching middle school healthy relationship skills before they start dating and reducing behaviors that increase the risk of dating violence.​
Contact us to learn more about scheduling your own HeaRT: Healthy Relationships Toolkit event
Claire’s Community is excited to partner with you in offering a HeaRT: Healthy Relationships Toolkit training session for your group. Please tell us a bit about your group. We’ll be back in touch with you soon to talk about the next steps.
Program Resources
“Programs that seek to engage influential adults and peers in promoting positive relationship expectations and condemning violent and unhealthy relationship behaviors among adolescents and young adults are critical to the prevention of IPV.”
— Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan, the Center for Disease Control