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Safe Dates

Safe Dates is an evidence-based program with strong, long-term outcomes. Safe dates programming is for all students.

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This program strives to:

  • Raise students' awareness of what constitutes healthy, consensual relationships and abusive dating relationships;

  • Raise students' awareness of dating abuse and its causes and consequences;

  • Equip students with the skills and resources to help themselves or friends in abusive dating relationships; and

  • Equip students with the skills to increase their understanding of consent and to develop healthy dating relationships, including positive communication, anger management, and conflict resolution.

Who this program is for

High school youth (9th - 12th grade)

Format

Employs a mixture of information sharing, review, discussion, video, role-plays, and group exercises. This is a multi-session program.

Duration

A series of 5 sessions, 1 hour each

Cost

Free to individuals, fee structure for organizatons and businesses

Course Description

Curriculum Scope and Sequence Include:

  • Defining Caring Relationships

  • Defining Dating Abuse

  • Why Do People Abuse?

  • Preventing Sexual Dating Abuse

  • Overcoming Gender Stereotypes

  • How to Help Friends

Contact us to learn more about future Safe Dates training sessions

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What participants say about Safe Dates!

I feel like not only has it empowered me, but it made me feel comfortable with being uncomfortable… It gave me tools and conversation starters and topics that I can discuss with my kids that I might not have wanted to discuss before, but they do it in a way that helps me not to be so uncomfortable.

— Parent

“It isn’t enough to tell young people not to engage in violent behaviors. We have to teach young people what healthy relationship behaviors are and give them the skills to use them if we want to help them engage in respectful, safe relationships. As parents, educators, and community members, it’s up to us to model respectful relationships and to give adolescents the skills and guidance needed to build respectful, violence-free relationships throughout their lives."

– Phyllis Holditch Niolon, PhD

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