The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program at the Administration for Children and Families is working to

bring visibility to the work of advocates, the strength of victims, and the Federal initiatives addressing this pervasive

issue.   We are proud to support the many events hosted by our grantees and partners this year. For additional

information on this month’s events, contact Rebecca Odor, Teen Dating Violence Program Specialist in the Family

Violence Prevention and Services Program, at rebecca.odor@acf.hhs.gov. For more information on Teen Dating

Violence Awareness Month, visit http://teendvmonth.org.

DATE EVENT INFORMATION

Feb. 6

3:00 pm‐3:45

pm EST

Engaging Youth to Prevent Teen Dating Violence Twitter Chat

with Safe Start Center, NCFY and OAH  

This Live Twitter Chat aims to raise awareness of teen dating violence,

discuss with parents, advocates and mentors how to talk to teens about

healthy relationships, and highlight the many resources available to teens

including Love Is Respect, Start Strong and the RESPECT! Campaign.

Follow #reachyouth

@NationalDVAM  

@VAWnet@loveisrespect

@SafeStartCenter  @NCFY

Feb. 11

Wear Orange Day to Recognize Teen Dating Violence

LoveIsRespect is asking people to wear orange to represent respect and

raise awareness about teen dating violence. By wearing orange, we can

spread the word about Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and start

the journey toward ending teen dating violence.

Encourage others to participate!

http://www.ncdsv.org/images/NTDA

H_WearOrangeToCommemorateTDV

AM_2‐11‐2013.pdf  

Promote Wear Orange Day on

Twitter using hashtags: #TDVAM

#RESPECTWEEK

Feb. 13

10:00‐ 11:00

am EST

Webinar on Domestic Violence and Oral Health

Hosted by the Health Resource Service Administration’s Office of Women’s

Health, this webinar will raise awareness of differences in unintentional

dental trauma and those experienced by abuse, in both children and adult

patients. The session will also identify the emotional signs and symptoms of

abuse that dental providers can detect, and steps to report the abuse.  

For more information, email

Tarsha Cavanaugh at::

tarsha.cavanaugh@hrsa.hhs.gov

Feb. 13

2:00‐ 3:30

pm EST

Webcast: A Family’s Experience: A Multidisciplinary Dialogue to Improve

Outcomes in Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse & Neglect Cases

Co‐hosted by the FVPSA Program, the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect,

and the Children’s Bureau, this webinar will address innovative policies and

programs at the nexus of child welfare and domestic violence.

Please register online at:

http://www.pal‐

tech.com/web/NNCAN/index.cfm

?p=5

Feb. 13

3:00‐ 4:30

pm EST

Advocacy Efforts to End Teen Dating Violence in Native Communities

Learn how some tribal communities are working with their Native youth to

develop advocacy services and prevention programming to respond to teen

dating violence. Presented by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource

Center.

Please register online at:

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/

register/482420822

Feb. 13

8:00 pm EST

Blog Talk Radio: Chatting with Latin@ Youth

Co‐hosted with LoveIsRespect, Casa de Esperanza presents this Blog Talk

Radio session featuring youth peer educators on their work to end teen

dating violence.

Listen at:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/casa‐

de‐esperanza/2013/02/14/ chatting‐

with‐latin‐youth

Feb. 15 Blog Talk Radio with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence:

Music’s Influence on Teen Relationships (Part I) Listen at:

Celebrate Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

February 2013
3:00 pm‐ 

3:30 pm EST

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence presents this Blog Talk

Radio session on how music artists and other pop culture figures can impact

teen decision making and outlooks within their interpersonal relationships.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kf

airley/2013/02/15/musics‐

influence‐on‐teens‐relationships

Feb. 19

12:30‐ 2:00

pm EST

Webinar on Addressing Children Exposed to Domestic Violence & Its Impact

on Parenting in Home Visiting Settings

The FVPSA Program, HRSA Office on Women’s Health, and the Maternal &

Child Health Bureau co‐host this webinar focused on addressing children

exposed to domestic violence and its impact within home visiting settings.

Please register online at:

http://bwjp.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/re

gister.pl?activity_id=bkjtcyw&user_id

Feb. 20

6:30 pm EST

Webinar with Casa de Esperanza’s Youth Peer Educators

This webinar will highlight the work of Casa de Esperanza’s Youth Peer

Educators, who develop workshops and presentations for youth in schools

and community settings on healthy relationships and teen dating violence.

Please register online at:

http://nationallatinonetwork.org/trai

ning‐and‐events/upcoming‐training

Feb. 20

3:00‐ 4:30

pm EST

Webinar on Promoting Healthy Teen Relationships & Preventing Teen

Dating Violence

This webinar, co‐hosted by the FVPSA Program, Futures Without Violence,

the Office of Women’s Health, and the Office of Adolescent Health, will

highlight strategies for teen dating violence prevention and intervention in

health and social service settings.  

Please register online at:  

https://futureswithoutviolence.a

dobeconnect.com/e9pwel8xojd/

event/event_info.html  

Feb. 22  

3:00 pm‐ 

3:30 pm EST

Blog Talk Radio with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence:

Music’s Influence on Teen Relationships (Part II)

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence presents the second

part of a two‐part Blog Talk Radio session how music artists and other pop

culture figures can positively influence and impact teen decision‐making

and outlooks within their interpersonal relationships.  

Listen at:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kf

airley/2013/02/22/musics‐

influence‐on‐teens‐relationships‐

part‐ii

Feb. 26

12:00‐ 1:00

pm EST

Webinar on Teen Dating Violence and Alcohol

This webinar, in collaboration with the Federal Interagency Workgroup on

Teen Dating Violence, will feature research conducted by Emily Rothman

about the role of alcohol in adolescent dating violence perpetration, along

with a discussion of its policy, clinical and prevention implications.

Please register online at:

http://bwjp.ilinc.com/register/vwsrjcb

Feb. 26

2:00‐3:30 pm

EST

Webinar on Domestic Violence in Refugee Families.

The FVPSA Program and the Office on Refugee Resettlement will co‐host a

webinar focused on domestic violence in families accessing ORR services.

Chic Dabby, Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic

Violence, will discuss how addressing domestic violence in refugee

communities requires culturally relevant and multi‐lingual services.

Please register online at:

http://bwjp.ilinc.com/register/zscktzf

Feb. 28

3:00 pm EST

Webinar on Working with Teens to End & Prevent Teen Dating Violence

Lumarie Orozco, Community Initiatives Manager at Casa de Esperanza, will

speak on working with teens to end and prevent dating violence among

their peers. Spanish‐language session on Feb. 14.

Please register online at:

http://nationallatinonetwork.org/trai

ning‐and‐events/upcoming‐training

Feb. 28

Blog Talk Radio:

1:00 pm EST

Webinar:

3:00 pm EST

Blog Talk Radio & Webinar with NRCDV: Introducing Love Is Respect

Eric Anderson, Director of Youth Programs at Break the Cycle, will introduce

Love Is Respect during the blog talk radio session. During the webinar

immediately to follow, he will highlight various components of the website,

loveisrespect.org, their new text and online chat features, and service

provision to teens in need.

Blog Talk Radio:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kf

airley/2013/02/28/introducing‐

loveisrespectorg

Webinar:

http://bwjp.ilinc.com/register/mc

jzxxz

Throughout

the month

Weekly Blogs from Casa de Esperanza

Throughout the month, Casa de Esperanza will be featuring weekly blogs by

youth from their Youth Peer Educators initiative, writing on teen dating

violence from their perspective.

View blog entries at:

http://nationallatinonetwork.org/en‐

blog/

Throughout

the month  

  Blogfest 2013 by National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

and Break the Cycle

Using social media and other networks, the National Resource Center on

Domestic Violence and Break the Cycle will post blog submissions from

teens, parents and advocates on topics related to teen dating violence,

healthy and unhealthy relationships.  

View announcement:

http://us5.campaign‐

archive2.com/?u=33b5e2d617ed

9fd37e71a2882&id=d2abdb11e8

&e

View blog entries at:

http://nationaldvam.tumblr.com/