Safe Dates
Foshee etal, AJPH 1998
• primary & secondary prevention
• 8th & 9th graders in rural North Carolina
• school: student theater; 10 session curriculum; poster contest to:
– change dating violence norms
– teach conflict management skills
– normalize seeking  help
• community: train professionals, crisis lines, support groups
• outcomes:
– program students report less verbal, psychological, physical
abuse than controls
– program students more likely to endorse non-violence norms,
have better communication skills & more favorable attitude
towards seeking help