Prevention of Dating Violence Among Runaway & Homeless Youth

This project, which began in October 2005, represents a partnership between the Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services and PCADV. It involves runaway and homeless youth programs and domestic violence programs throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbian.
This collaborative project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to enable the two communities to work together to benefit youth, the providers within the fields of domestic violence and runaway and homeless youth.

• Developing new strategies to prevent dating violence among runaway and homeless youth
• Enhancing domestic violence services in runaway and homeless youth programs
• Designing and developing cross disciplinary approaches for the prevention of dating violence with runaway and homeless youth
• Improving the effectiveness of domestic violence service delivery for youth in runaway and homeless youth programs
• Linking domestic violence staff and runaway and homeless youth practitioners to build joint models and strategies for more effectively working with youth in violent relationships