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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.chooserespect.org—Awesome
new Middle School Dating Violence Curriculum for grades
7 & 8; lots of interactive activities, video, etc; plus
includes everything for an awareness campaign. Video can
also be used for parent presentations. Site should DEFINITELY
be used.
- 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.
- pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons—PBS
series on dating violence: Twisted Love, lesson plans, video
- abanet.org/unmet/toolkitmaterials.html—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
- lindsayannburke.com—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
- stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov—government
site – bullying info for schools
- 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.unifem.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
- ndvh.org—National
Domestic Violence Hotline and links for state organizations
and shelters
- seeitandstopit.org—good
site for teens
- 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
- safestate.org—Preventing
Crime & Violence in California search dating violence,
parent & teen brochures
- endabuse.org—Family
Violence Prevention Fund, click on teens
- teenrelationships.org/abuse/abuse.htm—good
teen site
- breakthecycle.org—good
site for teachers, teens, parents; curriculum available
- opdv.state.ny.us—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
- kaplerfoundation.org—Gabe
Kapler’s wife Lisa tells her story of teen dating violence,
links for other organizations
- http://www.ncadv.org/resources/StateCoalitionList_73.html—List
of State Coalitions Against Domestic Violence
- massmed.org—Massachusetts
Medical Society, SEARCH “dating
violence” and you will get 2 parent handouts
- avonfoundation.org—follow
links for Speak Out Against Domestic Violence
- www.doe.mass.edu/ssce/tdv/brochure.pdf—Massachusetts
Dept. of Educatin Teen Dating Violence brochure with victim’s
stories
- 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.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/—When
Love Hurts, a guide for love, respect, and abuse in relationships,
great for parents/teens
- www.safeyouth.org—National
Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
- 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.joetorre.net—basic
facts for adults & children, Joe’s story
- www.kidpower.org—click
on Resources, Personal Safety, articles on safety, sign
up for the free e-newsletter
- www.nwmaf.org—Nat’l
Women’s Martial Arts Federation, click on “Find
a Self-Defense Class” for a list of state trainers
- www.mwaves.org—good
teen & school site
- 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
SELF DEFENSE SITES:
- www.nwmaf.org –
Nat’l Women’s Martial Arts Federation In Rhode
Island, contact Anne Kuzminsky, nationally certified &
a 6th degree blackbelt at akuzminsky@cox.net for Workshops
on Self-Defense & Personal Safety
- www.girlsfightback.org
– Great site! Check it out for seminars, book, DVD,
etc. Based in CO but gives seminars across the country.
- www.womenselfdefense.net
– Based in WI, classes, products & info.
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