Oral

The public health significance of intimate partner violence (IPV) is clear. As many as 3-4 million women in the U.S. are estimated to be affected by IPV. Low-income women experiencing abuse are of particular concern because they have fewer economic resources and may therefore be less able to leave an abusive situation. Little is known about the extent to which professionally recommended safety behaviors are actually utilized by these women and this research presented in this session will further explore this area. Violence among youth is also a significant problem in the U.S. Parenting has been identified as a fundamental factor in the prevention of youth fighting. Unlike much of the previous research utilizing youth perceptions of parents, this session will present research on what parents' tell their children about fighting.

Session Objectives: At the end of this session, the participant will be able to: (1) Discuss the relevance of parental messages in reducing youth violence among high risk youth (2) Describe the components of a youth empowerment curriculum to engage adolescents in working to prevent youth violence (3) Explain the public health burden of intimate partner violence

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