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Healthy Relationships Toolkit was formerly called "Dating Matters Toolkit"

Guide to Using Indicator Data

Program Overview

The Guide to Using Indicator Data helps local health departments and communities collect and use publicly available data to inform teen dating violence prevention efforts.

An important aspect of comprehensive violence prevention efforts involves ensuring that the best available data, research evidence, and practices are utilized in policy and intervention development, program implementation, and evaluation.

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Components of the HeaRT model

HeaRT is a comprehensive model to prevent teen dating violence. It consists of four areas: Community, Community and Relationship, Relationship, and Individual. Components of the HeaRT Toolkit under Community include the Capacity Assessment and Planning Tool, Guide to Using Indicator Data, and Guide to Informing Policy. Under Community Relations components include Training for Educators and i2i What R U Looking 4? - Youth Communications Program. The Relationships area of the model includes Parent Programs-- which consists of Families for Safe Dates - 8th Grade, HeaRT for Parents - 7th Grade, and Parents Matter! for HeaRT - 6th Grade. The Individual area of the model includes Youth Programs-- which consists of HeaRT - 6th Grade, HeaRT - 7th Grade, and Safe Dates - 8th Grade.

Guide to Using Indicator Data At-a-glance

Roles Responsible for Implementing Guide to Using Indicator Data
Prevention Lead
Prevention Lead
HeaRT Coach
HeaRT Coach
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