Episode Notes

Adolescent dating abuse is a topic that, while maybe not entirely taboo, is often a difficult one for many parents and other caregivers to consider. And yet, according to the Center for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, one in twelve adolescence experiences physical dating violence. With a background in public health, Katrina Debnam is focused on preventing abuse in adolescent dating relationships before it happens.

Katrina Debnam: https://education.virginia.edu/about/directory/katrina-debnam
Youth-Nex: https://education.virginia.edu/research-initiatives/research-centers-labs/youth-nex

Resources for Building Healthy Relationships
This list of resources was curated and written by Katrina Debnam. This is not an exhaustive list of publicly available resources. The University of Virginia and the School of Education and Human Development do not endorse specific resources.

These hotlines are free, confidential, and open 24 hours a day.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)


• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)


• ChildHelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453)

Online Resources
There are many resources available online which provide information on healthy romantic relationships and dating violence.

Ujima Inc., The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community -https://ujimacommunity.org/
Serves as a national, culturally-specific services issue resource center to provide support to and be a voice for the Black Community in response to domestic, sexual and community violence.

Break the Cycle - www.breakthecycle.org
Break the Cycle inspires and supports young people 12 - 24 to build healthy relationships and create a culture without abuse.

Love Shouldn’t Have to Hurt Teens - https://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/love-teens
This American Psychological Association webpage tells teens what dating violence is and how to recognize, it how to avoid it, and what to do if it happens.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) - http://www.nyacyouth.org
The National Youth Advocacy Coalition is a social justice organization that advocates for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) in an effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well-being.

One Love - https://www.joinonelove.org/
One Love empowers young people with the tools and resources they need to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and bring life-saving prevention education to their communities.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Dating Violence Fact Sheet - https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/about-teen-dating-violence.html

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence -
https://ncadv.org

Stalking Resource Center of the National Center for Victims of Crime -
https://victimsofcrime.org/stalking-resource-center/

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) - http://www.rainn.org/
The nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization (RAIIN) operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.