Oral

This session presents results of research on tailoring partner violence screening protocols for healthcare settings, teen victimization and reciprocal violence, cybercontrol by teenagers, and efforts to prevent partner violence through organizational practice changes.

Session Objectives: 1. Identify how and why partner violence programs work and for whom. 2. Discuss the importance of directing violence prevention efforts to a younger age group. 3. Define cybercontrol and identify the unique trajectory of violence that occurs among teens. 4. Articulate why organizational practice change is critical to preventing intimate partner violence. 5. Describe the prevalence of sexually and physically violent behaviors among multi-ethic urban adolescent males and the role of fear.

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing