title: Promising practices in the prevention of intimate partner violence among adolescents.
abstract: To inform practitioners and researchers interested in the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents, 9 principles of effective prevention programs (Nation et al., 2003) were described and examples of how these principles have been incorporated into existing teen dating violence prevention programs were provided. An investigation of current prevention practices for adolescent IPV resulted in one noteworthy program that has successfully incorporated all 9 principles of effective prevention programming-Safe Dates (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices [SAMHSA-NREPP], 2006). Although Safe Dates serves as a model teen dating violence prevention program, it may not be equally effective across contexts and diverse groups. Therefore, as researchers and practitioners continue to develop and refine programs to reduce adolescent IPV, the principles of effective prevention programs should serve as a guiding framework.
authors: West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383, USA.
authors: Alyssa
authors: A
authors: De Grace
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration; D003380:Courtship; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States