Impact: Webinars

 

Impact: Webinars

Preventing and Reducing Teen Dating Violence

 

Preventing and reducing teen dating violence: An evidence-based approach for schools and youth-focused organizations

Join Center For Violence Prevention Founding Director Dr. Jeff Temple to learn more about Fourth R, an innovative violence and harm prevention program for adolescents. Fourth R targets shared risk and protective factors to decrease dating and peer violence, decrease substance misuse, and increase social and emotional learning and conflict resolution skills. Dr. Temple will provide an overview of Fourth R, share guidance about implementing the program in middle and high schools and youth-focused organizations, and share results from the National Institute of Health-funded study completed by CVP in the Houston, Texas area. This webinar will provide an overview of this high-impact youth violence prevention tool.

Presenter: Jeff Temple, PhD Founding Director, Center for Violence Prevention, UTMB
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): 15th Annual #DVCounts Virtual Congressional Briefing

 

NNEDV is excited to release the results of our 15th annual Domestic Violence Counts Report in this virtual Congressional briefing. Read the report here. #DVCounts 

Presenter:  Leila Wood, PhD, Director of Evaluation, Center for Violence Prevention, UTMB
Center for Victim Research: COVID-19 Impact on Domestic Violence Survivors in Harris County

 

This Center for Victim Research (CVR) webinar examines the impact of COVID-19 on domestic violence survivors in Harris County, Texas. Researcher and practitioner presenters share the results of the Harris County Health and Relationship Study, a collaborative partnership to examine the impact and needs of domestic violence survivors in Harris County (Houston) Texas. Over 400 survivors were surveyed and 48 follow-up interviews were conducted about their experiences, mental health, needs, and safety strategies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study findings include the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on violence experiences; survivor community and social support needs; and safety approaches. This presentation focuses on study findings and implications for domestic violence and other community-related services.

A copy of the report and executive summary are available at https://www.hcdvcc.org/hchrstudy/.

Presenter:  Leila Wood, PhD, Director of Evaluation, Center for Violence Prevention, UTMB
Ask the Experts - Modern Love: The Delights & Dangers of Digital Dating Children and Screens

 

What are the risks to online dating for my teen? How can I help my teenager navigate digital communication in her new relationship? Are teenage dating apps safe? How do I start a conversation about the risks of sexting?

Like many elements of life, dating and relationships are increasingly reliant on digital apps and communication. Digital dating allows opportunities for meeting new people and communicating even from a distance, but also poses many risks, especially to young people. Join us for “Modern Love: The Realities and Dangers of Digital Dating,” a Children and Screens Ask the Experts webinar. An interdisciplinary panel of experts will discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of online dating – from finding deep friendship and lasting connection to anxieties, self-esteem blows, and the potential for violence. In addition, the group will provide advice for how you can support your teens as they navigate the online world of dating, by encouraging healthy habits while also building them up after devastating blows.

For those who are interested, there will be an opportunity at registration to indicate whether you would like to ask your question live on camera during the workshop.

Presenter: Jeff Temple, PhD Founding Director, Center for Violence Prevention, UTMB
National Prevention Week Virtual Community Café: Building Protective Factors Within Our Families

 

The Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol, Brazoria and Galveston County Community Coalitions partnered to host a Virtual Community Café’. The focus of the conversation lead by Dr. Jeff R. Temple, Director, Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Health in Galveston, Texas was on building protective factors within families thus strengthening families resilience while increasing positive outcomes.