Relationship Violence and Sexual Exploitation

The Health Resources and Services Administration is soliciting applications from organizations that could serve as national resource centers on issues related to protecting children and youth from injuries and violence. Two cooperative agreements are being offered:
The Family and Youth Services Bureau's Division of Family Violence Prevention and Services awards formula grants to private, nonprofit state domestic violence coalitions. The grants support activities to promote domestic violence intervention and prevention and to increase public awareness of family violence issues. Read the funding opportunity announcement
The purpose of these grants is to assist Tribes in efforts to increase public awareness about primary and secondary prevention of family violence, domestic violence and dating violence. The grants also may be used to provide immediate shelter and supportive services to victims of family violence, domestic violence or dating violence, and their dependents. View the full funding opportunity...
Cyberbullying, or online bullying, is oft-reported in the news. But what is it, exactly?
“Attitudes Affecting Physical Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization: Findings From Adolescents in a High-Risk Urban Community” (abstract), Violence and Victims, Volume 26, Number 5, 2011.
In a new Youth Speak Out podcast, two young people share how they use the common language of popular music to broach a difficult subject: teen dating violence.
Jaquil and Jalisa are two youth leaders for Start Strong Boston who teach middle schoolers to analyze the lyrics in pop songs and think about relationship health. Time: 4:02 | Size: 3.7 MB
Jaquil and Jalisa are two youth leaders for Start Strong Boston who teach middle schoolers to analyze the lyrics in pop songs and think about relationship health. Time: 4:02 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript
Peer Education and Leadership in Dating Violence Prevention: Strengths and Challenges (abstract), Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Vol. 19, 2010. What it’s about: The authors of this article interviewed 52 domestic violence and sexual assault prevention practitioners about their experiences using youth as educators and leaders in efforts to prevent dating violence and...
Controlling behavior and emotional abuse in teen dating relationships are nothing new. But technologies like smart phones, texting and social networking sites have made young people vulnerable to new avenues of harassment and abuse—because abusers can reach them anytime, anywhere.
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