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Dating Violence Policy Programs

Break the Cycle advocates for policy and legislative change to better protect the rights and promote the health of young people nationwide. Advocating for prevention, intervention and school policies, we improve the capacity of youth-serving systems.

Why a Teen Dating Violence Policy Program?

Young people experience the highest rates of dating violence, but don't have access to targeted services as adults do.

With budget deficits and cuts in funding for social programs across the country, we must work even harder to ensure that young people get the help they need:

• Teens must be taught that dating violence is unacceptable.
• They need services tailored to their unique needs.
• Once those services are in place, they must be promoted to youth.
• Teens deserve access to the same legal protections that adults have.

What Does it Accomplish?

If we do not act, today's young victims and perpetrators of abuse will be in the adult criminal, civil and family justice systems tomorrow. We have the opportunity to invest in youth and protect them from violence, all while saving countless federal dollars.

Every young person deserves to have safe and healthy relationships. By making policy improvements, we have the ability to give thousands of teens the information they need to avoid abuse.

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