National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Division of Violence Prevention Dating Matters®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Dating Matters® is a Comprehensive Approach to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
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Dating Matters® was developed as a comprehensive public health approach to the primary prevention of teen dating violence (TDV). It has been developed based on best available science and practice, and utilizes a combination of evidence-informed and evidencebased strategies. Each component was selected for specific purpose and reinforces messages by giving complementary skills to youth, their peers, parents, and educators, and supports these skills with policy. Below each programmatic component of Dating Matters® is described in addition to the rationale and risk factors targeted by the strategy.
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