United States' teen dating violence policies: summary of policy element variation

Hannah I Rochford; Corinne Peek-Asa; Anne Abbott; Ann Estin; Karisa Harland

doi:10.1057/s41271-022-00365-7

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United States' teen dating violence policies: summary of policy element variation

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United States' teen dating violence policies: summary of policy element variation

Hannah I Rochford, Corinne Peek-Asa, Anne Abbott, Ann Estin and Karisa Harland

Journal of public health policy, Vol.43(4), pp.503-514

09/21/2022

DOI: 10.1057/s41271-022-00365-7

PMCID: PMC9903349

PMID: 36131007

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Abstract

As teen dating violence (TDV) has gained attention as a public health concern across the United States (US), many efforts to mitigate TDV appear as policies in the 50 states in the form of for programming in K-12 schools. A keyword search identified 61 state-level school-based TDV policies. We developed an abstraction form to conduct a content analysis of these policies and generated descriptive statistics and graphic summaries. Thirty of the policies were original and 31 were additions or revisions of policies enacted by 17 of the 30 states previously. Of a possible score of 63, the minimum, mean, median, and maximum scores of currently active policies were 3.0, 17.7, 18.3, and 33.8, respectively. Results revealed considerable state-to-state variation in the presence and composition of school-based TDV policies. Opportunity for improving policies was universal, even among those with most favorably scores.

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Title: Subtitle: United States' teen dating violence policies: summary of policy element variation
Creators: Hannah I Rochford
Corinne Peek-Asa
Anne Abbott
Ann Estin
Karisa Harland
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of public health policy, Vol.43(4), pp.503-514
DOI: 10.1057/s41271-022-00365-7
PMID: 36131007
PMCID: PMC9903349
NLM abbreviation: J Public Health Policy
eISSN: 1745-655X
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100005217, name: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, award: R49CE002108
Language: English
Date published: 09/21/2022
Academic Unit: Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; School of Social Work; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice; Law Faculty
Record Identifier: 9984297358602771

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