Teen Dating Violence Programming in Schools Overall and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Iowa School Counselor Perceptions

Libby Fry; Rima A. Afifi; Jamie Bowles Christophersen; Karisa K. Harland

doi:10.1089/vio.2023.0067

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Teen Dating Violence Programming in Schools Overall and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Iowa School Counselor Perceptions

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Teen Dating Violence Programming in Schools Overall and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Iowa School Counselor Perceptions

Libby Fry, Rima A. Afifi, Jamie Bowles Christophersen and Karisa K. Harland

Violence and gender, Vol.11(4), pp.207-210

12/01/2024

DOI: 10.1089/vio.2023.0067

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Abstract

Teen dating violence (TDV) and the related impacts are a public health issue across the country, including the Midwest. Because of their direct access to adolescents, school staffs are able to assist with TDV prevention and response. Surveys were completed by school counselors in Iowa at a statewide conference. The resulting data indicate that, while most felt that TDV is a problem, the majority reported that their schools do not provide TDV prevention education to students, training to staff, or have a written policy in place for TDV response. In addition, most reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated TDV and contributed to a reduction in school-based TDV prevention education. This misalignment creates an opportunity for improved efforts by schools to address the issue of TDV, through both prevention and response approaches.

teen dating violence

school-based prevention

school-based intervention

COVID-19

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Title: Subtitle: Teen Dating Violence Programming in Schools Overall and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of Iowa School Counselor Perceptions
Creators: Libby Fry - University of Iowa
Rima A. Afifi - University of Iowa
Jamie Bowles Christophersen - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Karisa K. Harland - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Violence and gender, Vol.11(4), pp.207-210
DOI: 10.1089/vio.2023.0067
ISSN: 2326-7836
eISSN: 2326-7852
Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
Grant note: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Injury Control Research Center for the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center: R49CE003095
Funding for this project is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Injury Control Research Center Grant R49CE003095 for the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center.
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 11/06/2024
Date published: 12/01/2024
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; School of Social Work; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Law Faculty
Record Identifier: 9984747818702771

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