BOISE — Idaho high schools will focus on ways to reduce violence against teenagers in dating relationships this month.
Organizers point to a recent survey that found 13 percent of Idaho high school students reported being hit, slapped, or punched by their dating partners within the past 12 months. It also found that 11 percent of high schools girls said they had been forced to engage in unwanted sexual contact.
The Idaho Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Project, a partnership of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, the Idaho Department of Education and other allied organizations, has developed an education and prevention strategy to eliminate the prevalence and cultural acceptance of teen dating violence in Idaho.
Posters and stickers that promote healthy teen relationships as part of the "No Means No" campaign have been distributed to all of Idaho's public and private secondary schools.
During February, high schools throughout the state will sponsor and hold awareness activities.
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