1. The Coalition to Prevent Teen Dating Violence 2 nd Meeting Friday, November 6 th, 2009 9am-10:30am The Center for Women and Families Presented By: Emily K. Sandlin Project Coordinator/Community Educator

2. Introductions Name Organization/ Job Title Homework Assignment #1  Who did you share this with?

3. Primary Prevention Approaches or activities that take place before teen dating violence has occurred to prevent initial perpetration or victimization. Define problem Identify Risk & Protective Factors Develop & test prevention strategies Ensure widespread adoption

4. Coalition Goals and Roles  Assess Problem of Teen Dating & Sexual Violence.  Quantitatively & Qualitatively.  Research & Identify Culturally Competent Prevention Strategies.  Oversee Prevention Program Implementation.

5. Social Ecological Model Individual RelationshipCommunitySociety

6. Steering Committee Job Descriptions

7. Community Needs Assessment Steering Committee: Broad Goal: Assess the problem of teen dating & sexual violence in Louisville Metro, both quantitatively & qualitatively.  Focus Groups  Asset Mapping/Secondary Data Analysis => Community Profile  Community Town Hall Forums

8. Prevention Strategies Research Steering Committee: Broad Goal: Using available literature, review and assess the effectiveness of local and national Primary Prevention Programs targeted at youth generally as well as with at-risk youth. Based on this literature review, make recommendations to the Coalition for Strategic Planning purposes.

9. Program Implementation Steering Committee: Broad Goal: Oversee the implementation of prevention programming in 6 sites—2 Jefferson County Public Schools, 2 Parochial Schools, 2 At-Risk Youth sites—and report back to the coalition.

10. Emily K. Sandlin The Center for Women and Families  Project Coordinator/Community Educator (502) 581-7274 emily.sandlin@cwfempower.org

11. Evaluations

12. Questions?