SUPPORT FY2014 FUNDING TO PREVENT
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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FY 2011 ENACTED
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FY 2013 REQUEST
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FY 2014 REQUEST
$24.3 M
$24.3 M
$24.3 M
$30.8 M
THE CDC INJURY CENTER PREVENTS
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Teen dating violence (TDV), intimate partner violence
(IPV), and sexual violence (SV) are preventable.
Unhealthy relationships can start early and last a
lifetime. Evidence indicates that strategies to promote
healthy behaviors in relationships are important in
preventing TDV, IPV and SV.
TDV, IPV, and SV are serious public health problems.
 On average, 24 people per minute are victims
of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an
intimate partner. This amounts to more than 12
million women and men each year.
 More than 1 million women report being raped
each year and 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men
report being raped in their lifetime.
 Of the 1336 homicides due to IVP in 2010, 82%
of the victims were women.
 IVP disproportionately affects young people as
the majority of victims first experienced some
form of IPV prior to age 25.
Prevention in action.
Preventing TDV, IPV, and SV before they occur is the
CDC Injury Center’s unique niche and requires:
 Defining the problem through surveillance. CDC
collects information on TDV, IPV, and SV
through the National Intimate Partner and
Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS).
 Using research to identify risk and protective
factors for TDV, IPV, and SV.
 Developing and evaluating comprehensive,
community-based prevention programs that fit
specific cultural contexts, such as CDC’s Dating
Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen
Relationships.
 Promoting adoption of evidence-based
programs, such as Safe Dates.
The CDC Injury Center currently supports several initiatives,
including:
 Safe Dates- a middle and high school curriculum
designed to stop or prevent psychological, physical,
and sexual abuse, showed 56% to 92% less dating
violence among students who received the program
compared to students who did not.
 Dating Matters –a comprehensive community-wide
Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative to promote
respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among
youth in high-risk urban communities.
 The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
Survey (NISVS) collects data to provide accurate
estimates of TDV, IPV, and SV, and stalking
victimization to inform prevention strategies and
public policies at state and national levels.
The [insert organization name] supports an increase of $6.5
million for the CDC Injury Center to strengthen programs
that prevent TDV, IPV and SV by:
 Continuing to implement NISVS, identifying the need
for focused survey components to obtain information
on specific issues, and identifying gaps in knowledge
about IPV, TDV and SV.
 Expanding support for efforts to build local and state
public health capacity to establish, implement, and
evaluate comprehensive, evidence-based IPV, SV, and
TDV prevention efforts.
 Partnering with communities to identify and
implement evidence-informed policies, programs, and
strategies that can promote healthy relationships.
By preventing violence,
we can help all people –
including teens and
adolescents – live to
their full potential.
For additional information, contact [INSERT ORGANIZATION] at [INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION]