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Over the past few years, an alarming rise in couple violence incidence has prompted experts to look for solutions to this serious problem. What is even more concerning is the fact that teen couples have also joined the trend. This means that, later on in life, partners that now abuse or are abused will translate this behavior in other relationships too. A recent investigation has revealed that a simple intervention program, inserted in the 9th grade curriculum, reduces the number of such incidents, and also prompts the use of condoms two and a half years later. Expert David A. Wolfe, PhD, who works at the Center for Addiction, the Mental Health Center for Prevention Science, in London, Ontario, and at the University of Toronto, in Canada, followed a number of lessons delivered to ninth graders by specialized teachers, between 2004 and 2007. The 21 classes dealt primarily with issues related to the dynamics of dating violence and healthy relationships. The scientist and hi!
s colleagues report that the program, entitled “Fourth R: Skills for Youth Relationships,†was taught to about 968 students at ten randomly selected high schools. “Dating violence prevention was integrated with core lessons about healthy relationships, sexual health and substance use prevention using in...
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