Young People Content Topic Results

This report card assesses each state’s domestic violence protection order laws and how they impact young people who seek protection from abusive relationships.

These materials highlight the work of one site in Virginia’s “Enhancing Services to Children and Youth” demonstration project.

This toolkit for service providers is a teaching tool and guide for understanding how trauma from domestic violence impacts children and how best to serve these children's needs. Although it was designed for use by shelter-based and other domestic violence direct service providers in North Carolina, it has broad applicability.

This fact sheet presents data from various studies to highlight emerging issues facing tweens and teens.

This fact sheet presents data from various studies to show the connection between dating violence and unhealthy behaviors.

This report addresses sexting and the creating, sharing and forwarding of sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images by minor teens.

This Bulletin draws on data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Incident-Based Reporting System to provide population-based epidemiological information on juvenile sex offending.

This Bulletin discusses the most comprehensive nationwide survey of the incidence and prevalence of children’s exposure to violence to date, measuring the past-year and lifetime exposure for children age 17 and younger across several major categories.

This participatory action research study by the Young Women's Empowerment Project, a social justice organizing project led by and for young people of color who have current or former experience in the sex trade and street economies, addresses the violence that girls in sex trade and street economies face, as well as their resilience and resistance methods.

This paper explores how youth and violence have been framed in the media, how the issue of race complicates depictions of youth and violence, and how public attitudes about government can inhibit public support for strategies to effectively prevent violence. Commissioned by UNITY/Prevention Institute and written by the Berkeley Media Studies Group, this paper makes recommendations for the next steps in reframing violence among youth.

This issue brief provides advocates with information on how to safety plan with a teen, including discussing teen safety plan specifics.

This issue brief discusses the link between dating violence and pregnancy among teens and provides guidance for screening and responding to pregnant teens in violent relationships.