ODVN Prevention Team staff and empowerment evaluation contractors have put together a list of evidence based and promising practices for teen relationship violence prevention. The list does not include every curriculum available and also includes some supportive campaigns such as the CDC's Choose Respect campaign. Click here to download this guide.

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***Teen Relationship Violence Resource Guide***

Connecting the Dots: A Newsletter from ODVN's Prevention Team

• Click Here to view our newsletter about HB 19.
• For more information about HB 19 from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Click Here.

Here are some resources that may be of value to you and local stakeholders as you work toward implementing HB 19.

• Click Here to review ODVN Teen Relationship Violence Curriculum Comparison for an analysis of evidence based and promising practices related to specific teen dating violence prevention curriculums.

• Click Here for teacher training resources ODVN and ODH have developed collaboratively.

• Click Here for a model policy / guide to dating violence in Texas schools.

• Click Here for a model policy / guide for addressing teen dating violence, bullying, and sexual violence in Rhode Island schools.
  
  
  

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Pathways in Prevention: A Roadmap for Change
Ohio's Plan for Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention

In 2006, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN) in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) co-convened a coalition of representatives of state level agencies, professional associations, local level prevention programs, allied professionals and key stakeholders. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), the Ohio Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Consortium endeavored to create a strategic plan for the prevention of sexual (SV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ohio. In 2007, five strategic directions were identified. They are:

1. Effective Youth SV and IPV Prevention Recommended Practices
2. Integrated Intra-State Collaboration
3. Leveraging Resources for Maximizing Sustainability
4. Integrated Strategic Evaluation and Data Collection
5. Empowered Local Communities

These strategic directions were arrived at by consensus with current needs and resources available in mind. It is anticipated that implementation of this Plan will begin in mid-2009 as resources, both financial and human, of both convening organizations and our partners allow.

To see who has endorsed or provided a letter of support for Pathways in Prevention Click Here.

To download and read the entire plan Click Here. For a two-page summary of the goals and outcomes of the plan Click Here . To read the executive summary Click Here.

Please contact Debra Seltzer by email at Debra.Seltzer@odh.ohio.gov or Rebecca Cline by email at rebeccac@odvn.org if you would like more information about the plan or , if as you read the plan you become inspired, excited, hopeful, and eager to participate in assisting with the implementation of any aspect of this great endeavor. Please, also call if you have questions. Thank you!