Youth Dating Violence Prevention 101

What Everyone Needs to Know

Resources

PREVNet and our partners believe that healthy relationships are the foundation for an inclusive, productive and peaceful society.

Training and Resources

Youth Dating Violence Background Training Module – For Educators

Coming soon!

Healthy Relationships Training Module

The Healthy Relationships Training Module fills a gap in the formal training of all adults who work with children and youth. Adults are trained to improve their ability to form healthy relationships with all young people, to create healthy social climates, and to address bullying.

This free 5 part online webinar gives adults the knowledge they need to help young people develop healthy social skills. The webinar focuses on the importance of healthy relationships between adults, between adults and youth, and between youth.

The training is evidenced-based and was co-created by PREVNet, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, Canadian Red Cross and Scouts Canada, and was funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Section 1: What is a Healthy Relationship?Section 2: Power in Relationships Section 3: Peer Dynamics and Bullying Section 4: Strategies to Promote Healthy Relationships Section 5: Creating Healthy Group and Social Climates

Web-based Resources

Love is Respect: https://www.loveisrespect.org
That’s Not Cool: https://thatsnotcool.com
The Fourth R: https://youthrelationships.org
CASEL: https://casel.org
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teen-dating-violence.html

Videos

Intersectionality and Dating Violence

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Consent for Kids

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Tea Cup Consent (for teen audiences)

A video comparing making a cup of tea to initiating sexual intimacy.

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AMAZE.org

AMAZE.org has a lot of great videos about sex and sexuality for youth.

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The Fourth R.

There are many applicable skills here and videos that parents/adults can discuss with youth — ask them about the scenarios and discuss how the strategies might work for them.

Skills for Effective Relationships - Part Two Skills for Effective Relationships - Part Three

Fact Sheets

Reports

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PREVNet is located at the University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta. We acknowledge and pay tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).

PREVNet works to eliminate violence and promote healthy relationships for youth and is dedicated to working toward addressing the systemic racism and the impacts of colonization that puts marginalized groups at higher risks of violence. PREVNet believes it is our collective responsibility to listen, learn, and act to ensure the rights of Indigenous people are recognized and implemented.