Safe Dates is a prevention program for middle and high school students designed to stop or prevent the initiation of dating violence victimization and perpetration, including the psychological, physical, and sexual abuse that may occur between youths involved in a dating relationship. The program goals are to change adolescent norms on dating violence and gender-roles, improve conflict resolution skills for dating relationships, promote victims’ and perpetrators’ beliefs in the need for help and awareness of community resources for dating violence, encourage help-seeking by victims and perpetrators, and develop peer help-giving skills.
| Module 1 | Defining Caring Relationships and Dating Abuse |
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| Unit 1 | Introduction to the Safe Dates Program |
| Unit 2 | Introduction to the Module |
| Unit 3 | What is Dating? |
| Unit 4 | Caring People and Caring Relationships |
| Unit 5 | How I Want to be Treated by a Dating Partner |
| Unit 6 | What is Dating Abuse? |
| Unit 7 | Defining Abusive Dating Relationships |
| Unit 8 | Recap & Conclusion |
| Module 2 | Why Do People Abuse? |
| Unit 1 | Introduction to Module 2 |
| Unit 2 | People Abuse to Control and Manipulate Someone |
| Unit 3 | Other Reasons for Abuse |
| Unit 4 | Warning Signs of Abuse |
| Unit 5 | Recap & Conclusion |
| Module 3 | How to Help Friends |
| Unit 1 | Introduction to Module 3 |
| Unit 2 | Why Don’t People Just Leave? |
| Unit 3 | Why is it Hard to Get Help? |
| Unit 4 | How to Help a Friend |
| Unit 5 | Community Resources |
| Unit 6 | Recap & Conclusion |
| Module 4 | Gender Stereotypes and Equal Power through Communication |
| Unit 1 | Unit 1: Introduction the Module |
| Unit 2 | Unit 2: Unfair Expectations |
| Unit 3 | Unit 3: Gender Stereotypes |
| Unit 4 | Unit 4: Stereotyping Leads to Abuse |
| Unit 5 | Unit 5: The 8 Skills of Effective Communication |
| Unit 6 | Unit 6: Recap and Conclusion |
| Module 5 | How We Feel, How We Deal |
| Unit 1 | Unit 1: Introduction the Module |
| Unit 2 | Unit 2: Extending Your Feeling Vocabulary |
| Unit 3 | Unit 3: Hot Buttons |
| Unit 4 | Unit 4: Knowing When You’re Angry |
| Unit 5 | Unit 5: Defusing Anger |
| Unit 6 | Unit 6: Recap and Conclusion |
| Module 6 | Preventing Sexual Assault |
| Unit 1 | Unit 1: Introduction the Module |
| Unit 2 | Unit 2: Understanding Sexual Assault |
| Unit 3 | Unit 3: Precautions |
| Module 7 | Closing: You Did It! |
| Unit 1 | Safe Dates Certificate |