FEBRUARY IS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE MONTH

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline:  1-866-331-9474

Teen Dating Violence is the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person in a dating relationship.

TRAINING

All secondary campuses must complete Teen Dating Violence as part of their mandated training. For information on how to access the Teen Dating Violence compliance training video, please contact Catrina Mitchell at catmitchell@dallasisd.org

GUIDANCE LESSONS

All secondary counselors present awareness and prevention lessons every year to all 7th - 12th Grade students.  In addition to the lessons many of the counselors coordinate activities during the month of February, including educating staff to highlight the critical issue. For more information about the guidance lessons provided by the counselors, please visit the Student Engagement and Counseling Services webpage.

PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS

The Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Office partners with the Office of Family and Community Engagement to provide parent workshops on Teen Dating Violence through the Prep University Workshop Series for Families.  For more information about PREP U, please visit the Dallas ISD Office of Family and Community Engagement Office

HELPFUL ORGANIZATIONS