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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Campaign Toolkit
COUNTDOWN TO #HEALTHYLOVE
Human Options is empowering
YOU, to show up and stand
against Teen Dating Violence and
engage in healthy relationships.
Show your commitment to this
cause by participating in the
COUNTDOWN TO
#HEALTHYLOVE campaign!
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INSIDE THIS TOOLKIT:
USING THE TDVAM TOOLKIT– Quick overview how to use this toolkit.
How to Help a Friend: Quick tips to recognize the signs of someone who is an
unhealthy or abusive relationship.
STATS: These shocking statistics can be shared during morning announcements,
on the school website, in your newspaper, or as everyday conversation starters. Post
them on your social media to raise awareness and start talking about TDV.
Countdown to #Healthy Love: 14 day challenge to have some fun and bring
awareness!
Scan Against TDV: Use and share these QR codes will link you to different
websites, videos and resources. Encourage others to scan and have fun!
PREVENTION EDUCATION Programs & Services: Request a free presentation
about TDV for teens, teachers, community providers, or parents from a Human Options
Prevention Educator! Display our resources at your student centers, websites,
counseling center or on a school bulletin or app.
FEB
JOINS US ON...
FEB 9th
& 12th
Wear orange (the official color for TDVAM) on
Tuesday, February 9th in honor of National Wear Orange
Day to stand with us against Teen Dating Violence! Post a
picture to your social media accounts using our hashtags.
YOU CAN ALSO SPREAD THE WORD AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
REGISTER FOR OUR 6th ANNUAL LOVE SHOULDN’T HURT: TEEN VIRTUAL
CONFERENCE on: Friday February 12 from 5-8pm via ZOOM.
This free event is for teens and caring adults. We will have breakout workshops
with information about Teen Dating Violence, Guest Speakers, Teen Panel for Q
& A, candle vigil for a moment of silence during the event to shine a light to
honor all victims/survivors of TDV.
HOW DO I USE THIS TOOLKIT?
You can use the Human Options Teen Dating Violence Awareness
Month (TDVAM) Campaign Toolkit to:
1. Recognize the signs of teen dating domestic violence.
2. Taking the SELF QUIZ to learn more about you or your friends rela-
tionship.
3. Learn how to Respond to someone who is in an unhealthy or abusive
relationship and needs help.
4. Choose one or more tools to educate and involve your loved ones
and community. Learn the Stats & Facts...share and post on social media!
5. Participate in the our Countdown to #HealthyLove 14 Day Challenge
6. Register and Attend our Virtual Teen Conference!
7. Get help through Human Options’ 24 hour hotline and/or resources
through our Prevention Education team.
8. Share this toolkit with others by clicking here!
You can choose to observe TDVAM all month, focus on a single week, day,
or like and follow us on our Instagram and Facebook pages! .
Use the hashtags #HEALTHYLOVE #humanoptions #TDVAM2021
throughout February on your social media to share teen dating
relationship content.
Email us at preventioneducation@humanoptions.org
HOW TO
HELP A
FRIEND
FEB
FEB 9th
Join us this February for Teen Dating
Violence Awareness Month!
COUNTDOWN TO #HEALTHYLOVE
♥ Day 1: Love is Kind: ♥ Day 8: Love is Respect:
Share how you are kind to your loved one! Create a digital sign for TDVAM. Post & Share!
♥ Day 2: Love feels Safe: ♥ Day 9: Love is a Commitment:
Post why you stand against Teen Dating Violence! National Day to Wear Orange for TDVAM.
Visit our Website & Register for our Teen Virtual Show your support for TDVAM! Take selfie!
Conference.
♥ Day 10: Love is Learning:
♥ Day 3: Love is Giving: Join our FB Live today @ 3pm to learn more about
Surprise your loved one with a gift/give your time! Teen Dating Violence.
♥ Day 4: Love is a Language: ♥ Day 11: Love is about Listening:
What is your love language? Share what you would say to a loved one who tells
Take the Love Languages Test and Share! you they are in an unhealthy or abusive relationship.
♥ Day 12: Love Shouldn’t Hurt:
♥ Day 5: Love is Appreciation: Join us TONIGHT for our
Share 5 things you love and appreciate about your Virtual Teen Conference from 5-8pm!
partner. DM us your appreciation for your partner.
♥ Day 13: Love is Respecting Boundaries:
♥ Day 6: Love is Balance: Self-Care Saturday...Take time for you!
Self-Care Saturday...Take time for you! Paint your nails Orange for TDVAM!
What do you do for self-care?
♥ Day 14: Day of Healthy Love!
♥ Day 7: Love is having Fun: Today is the Day! Share your Healthy Love on
Watch your favorite movie or Dance to your favorite Valentines Day to stand against TDV!
song with your loved one/partner!
For the next 14 days, Share
YOUR countdown to
#HealthyLove!
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
For more information visit
www.humanoptions.org/TDVAM2021
Stats FACTS
Use these statistics to post on social media,
&
share with your loved ones, make a graphic or
posters to post on platform like your city, STATS
organization or company and help spread
awareness!
Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from
a dating partner in a single year (CDC, 2006)
1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal
abuse from a dating partner (The National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Focus, 2008).
1 in 4 women aged 18 and older in the US have been a victim of severe physical
violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime (National DV Hotline 2010).
Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate
of intimate partner violence, almost triple the national average (US Department of
Justice, 2006).
Boys who witness DV in their own home are 3 times more likely to harm a partner
(Behind Closed Doors, 2006).
40% of teenage girls age 14 to 17 report knowing someone their age who has
been hit or beaten by a boyfriend (Kaiser Permanente, 1995).
1 in 3 teens reported seeing a parent assaulted (National Survey of Children's
Exposure to Violence, 2009).
1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend had
threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a breakup (Liz Claiborne Inc.,
2005).
Teenagers account for 51 percent of all reported sexual abuse (U.S. Department of
Justice, 2012).
42.8% of LGTBQ Youth reported being physically abused by a dating partner,
compared to 29% of heterosexual youth surveyed. (U.S. Department of Justice,
2012).
88.9% of Transgender Youth reported being physically abused by a dating partner.
(U.S. Dep. of Justice, 2012).
FACTS
STATS
&
81% of parents either believe teen dating violence is not an STATS
issue or admit they don’t know if it is an issue (Liz Claiborne
Inc, Knowledge Networks, 2005).
Nearly 80% of girls who have been physically abused in their
intimate relationships continue to date their abuser (NY – Teen relationship Abuse
Fact Sheet, 1998).
Of the girls between the ages of 15-19 murdered each year, 30% are killed by
their husband or boyfriend (City of New York, Teen Relationship Abuse Fact
Sheet, March 1998).
High school girls experiencing dating violence are 4 to 6 times more likely to be-
come pregnant (breakthecycle.org, 2009).
Girls who have been abused by a boyfriend are five times more likely to be forced
into not using a condom and eight times more likely to be pressured to become
pregnant (Futures Without Violence, 2004).
1 in 4 teenage girls in a relationship report enduring repeated verbal abuse (Liz
Claiborne, 2005).
If trapped in an abusive relationship, 73% of teens said they would turn to a
friend for help; but only 33% who have been in or known about an abusive rela-
tionship said they have told anyone about it (Liz Claiborne, 2005).
Almost 11% of boys said they'd been physically abused by a dating partner (CDC,
2009).
More than 1 in 5 young people with disabilities between the ages of 12 and 19
report experiencing violence (including physical abuse, rape or sexual assault
from a stranger or partner)-more than twice the rate of youth without a disability
(Archives of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, 2007).
At least one fourth of adolescent mothers, and as many as 50-80%, are in abusive
relationships before, during or after their pregnancies (Healthy Teen Network,
2001).
ebook/Instagram/LinkedIn/Twitter Posts
RED
Self Quiz FLAGS
RED
ARE YOU IN AN UNHEALTHY OR ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP?
If you answered "yes" to any of these and/or you are concerned about your
answers, please consider connecting with a trusted ally or CALL AN
ADVOCATE AT 877-854-3594
DOES YOUR PARTNER...
Want to spend every minute together?
Quiz you about everything you do when you are apart?
Go through your phone or demand your social media passwords?
Get upset if you don't call/text back right away?
Keep you from seeing friends or family?
Make fun of you or put you down?
Break things when they get mad?
Threaten to "do something bad" if you leave them?
Accuse you of wanting to be with someone else?
Call you names when they're angry?
Use alcohol or drugs as the excuse for being mean?
Have an uncontrollable temper?
Force you to do things that you don’t feel comfortable doing?
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printing purposesSCAN AGAINST TDV
QR Code Activity
Use and share these QR codes and scan them to be linked to various
resources, podcasts, and videos. Just scan, or share on your social
media for others to learn and join!
QR Reader Directions
1. Open the QR Code reader on
your phone (You may need to
SCAN and
download a reader). SHARE on
2. Hold your device over a QR SOCIAL
Code so that it’s clearly visible MEDIA!
within your smartphone’s screen.
3. The phone will automatically scan
the code.
*NOTE: On some readers, you must press a button to snap a picture,
not unlike the button on your smartphone camera. If necessary,
press the button.
Presto! Your smartphone reads the code and navigates to the
intended destination. It may take a few seconds on most devices.CODE LINKS
Articles
Buzzfeed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/this-teen-is-thereason-why-her-peers-are-being-
taught?
utm_term=.ftObyRMyJ#.woRy75P7m
CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-live-to-tellsophias-secret-teen-dating-violence/
Youth Ki Awaaz
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2015/08/abusiverelationship-male-victim/
Videos
Couplets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPuSfR0ztg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2IF1OZ48IQ
Green Day Song and Lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3R7qASk6dg
Consent
http://www.teachconsent.org/#ask
Websites
That's Not Cool
http://www.coolnotcoolquiz.org/
Radio Rookie Podcast
http://www.wnyc.org/story/why-do-i-
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printing purposesPrevention Education
Prevention Education at Human Options aims to engage the community in our mission
to reduce and prevent domestic violence. In order to change the societal attitudes and
beliefs that perpetuate the cycle of domestic violence, we place a priority on prevention
programs and awareness campaigns designed to bring light to an issue that thrives in
silence. Our community educators use storytelling, lecture, and interactive lessons to
engage participants of all ages in our mission. Partnering with Orange County schools,
community groups and organizations, we educate more than 10,000 people a year.
Our prevention campaigns challenge youth to spread
PREVENTION
advocacy and awareness. Participating schools receive free
educational presentations and various resources for hosting
an awareness during the highlighted months. The following
CAMPAIGNS
are campaigns we lead and are recognized for during the
year:
Our campaigns are designed to:
Educate teens, parents, teachers and administrators on the red
flags of dating abuse and highlight characteristics of a healthy
relationship.
Each campaign, Human Options creates a campaign toolkit for
teens, school staff, community partners, cities across Orange
County to utilize when creating awareness campaigns
Toolkits are filled with information, hands-on activities, and
interactive social media opportunities that allow youth to
spread awareness on dating abuse and discuss the compo-
nents of healthy relationships.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness
Month #PledgePurple
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness
Month #HealthyLove
For more information, contact: preventioneducation@humanoptions.orgEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
All programming is available in English and Spanish.
Human Options’ educational programs target two main audiences: youth and first responder professionals.
The goals of our youth programming are to prevent domestic violence or teen dating violence from occur-
ring in the lives of adolescents and/or to provide early intervention at a time when dating abuse is less
likely to be physically violent in nature. These goals are achieved through educational opportunities that
promote leadership and character development.
The goals of our first responder programming are to provide education, resources and tools that support
the appropriate response to occurrences of domestic violence in our communities. Such professions in-
clude: law enforcement, healthcare providers, human resource professionals and educators.
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
The following hour long presentations are available all year round and are free of cost:
Love Shouldn’t Hurt—Part 1
Audience: Teens/Young Adults
This introductory presentation provides an overview of teen dating violence, warning signs,
and strategies for responding to, and coping with, teen dating violence.
Teen Dating for Parents/Guardians
Audience: Parents/Guardians
This presentation discusses the role of parents in guiding their teen’s dating habits and pro-
vides tips on how to respond to unhealthy dating relationships.
Teen Dating for Educators
Audience: School Officials, Educators
This presentation highlights the role that educators can take to prevent and mitigate the ef-
fects of teen dating violence. It provides an overview of teen dating violence, adolescent devel-
opment, preventing and responding to teen dating violence, and strategies to foster a healthy
school environment.
For more information, contact: preventioneducation@humanoptions.orgPREVENTION EDUCATION: YOUTH PROGRAMMING
All programming is available in English and Spanish.
Ambassadors—Ambassadors is a peer leadership program focusing on the roots
of violence and abuse. Students discuss various topics over a 8 week period and
gain the skills to recognize the signs of unhealthy relationships, raise awareness and
prevention of teen dating violence, and utilize resources in their communi-
ties. Ambassadors work collaboratively to organize two service learning pro-
jects. Community service hours are given upon completion of the program.
Families for Safe Dates—Families for Safe Dates is six week evidence based
educational curriculum focused on educating parents on healthy relationships and
providing them with skills and opportunities to engage their child in meaningful
conversations. The group run time is 60-90 minutes.
Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Teen & Parent Conferences—Conferences focus on
building healthy relationships, preventing teen dating abuse, and promoting
healthy communication between parents and teens. Conferences are day long
events made up of individual workshops for parents and teens and workshops that
bring parents and teens together to practice effective communication strategies.
For more information, contact: preventioneducation@humanoptions.orgYou can also read
