You Learn How to Hate': adapting a Healthy Relationship Curriculum Using a Trauma-informed Race Equity Lens

Authors

Shannon Guillot-Wright
Elizabeth D Torres
Bianca Obinyan
Jeff R Temple

Publication Date

9-21-2021

Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Abstract

Teen dating violence is a public health concern that can lead to short- and long-term mental and physical health consequences, including depression, anxiety, risky behaviors, and unhealthy future relationships. Research shows that social and structural determinants of health, such as racism, low socio-economic status, and neighborhood conditions, may predispose certain communities to violence. to better understand methods to reduce TDV among ethnically and economically diverse populations, we used a trauma-informed race equity lens to adapt an efficacious prevention program known as

Keywords

Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Curriculum, Hate, Humans, Intimate Partner Violence, Violence