Prevention Program

The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence's Prevention Program advances effective teen dating violence prevention policies and programs through leadership, advocacy, and a statewide network of prevention advocates dedicated to promoting healthy relationships and preventing teen dating violence.

Check out our Prevention Program Blog to learn about our activities. 

Current Projects

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Policy Advocacy
The Public Policy and Research Committee (PPRC) Teen Dating Violence Sub-Committee advocates for public policies and institutional practices to promote healthy relationships and prevent teen dating violence. The Partnership is sponsoring AB 1880 (Lara). AB 1880 will ensure that middle schools and high schools have tools to respond to dating abuse, by incorporating dating abuse policies in school safety plans and in training offered to school districts. Visit www.safeatschools.org to learn about AB 1880, dating abuse in California, and how you can take action to prevent dating abuse on California middle school and high school campuses.
Fact Sheet: Teen Dating Violence, Student Safety and Academic Acheivement
Teen Dating Violence Policy Advocacy Resources

Prevention Peer Network
Prevention Peer Network Web Conferences are an interactive opportunity for information-sharing, discussion, and relationship-building among domestic violence (DV) and teen dating violence (TDV) prevention advocates and educators across California. Web conferences use Power Point slides (viewed on your computer using an internet connection), text chats, and a teleconference line to offer participants multiple ways share and learn together. Prevention Peer Network Web Conferences are offered as a free benefit for members of the Partnership.

DELTA Project
Since 2003, with support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Partnership and local communities throughout the state have participated in the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) project to enhance and lead DV prevention in California. California is one of just 14 states that are fortunate to receive this funding to build capacity for prevention, and to fund prevention initiatives in four local communities.
DELTA Project Description
Project Respect: Mountain Crisis Services and Mariposa County DV Coordinating Council
Mi Escuelita: South Bay Community Services (SBCS) and South Bay Violence Prevention Coalition
Compassionate Men, Empowered Bystanders: STAND! for Families Free of Violence and Zero Tolerance for DV Initiative
Beat the Punch: Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo and DV Task Force of SLO County

Prevention Consortium
The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence's Prevention Consortium is a group of state prevention experts and local stakeholders engaged in helping The Partnership's to plan, implement, evaluate and sustain DV prevention efforts.

Youth perspectives on healthy relationships and teen dating violence: a statewide survey
What's missing most in the discourse on teen dating violence prevention? Youth perspectives! Please join us as a Local Partner in a statewide research project that will help to ensure that youth perspectives shape TDV prevention program and policy directions in California. The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence is teaming up with San Francisco State University's Master's in Public Health Program, Youth Advisors and Local Partners to conduct a statewide survey on youth perspectives on healthy relationships and teen dating violence prevention. Through partnerships with local organizations, this project will be a low-effort (i.e., it won't require a lot of time/resources on the part of Local Partners), high-impact opportunity to engage youth throughout California to share what they want to see happen to prevent TDV. 
Intergenerational partnerships for violence prevention

Domestic Violence Primary Prevention Technical Assistance and Training Project
A project of the California Department of Public Health, Violence Prevention Unit (VPU), the intent of the Domestic and Teen Dating Violence Primary Prevention Technical Assistance and Training Project (DVPPTAT) is to collaborate with statewide partners to strengthen the capacity of local organizations to provide comprehensive primary prevention programs in communities across the state. The Partnership participates on the Prevention Advisory Team and assists in the dissemination of promising prevention strategies to local programs throughout the State.

Prevention Events 
We organize and co-sponsor prevention trainings, conferences and other events.

Presentations and Publications
The following presentations and publications are available for download.

The Partnership’s Domestic Violence Prevention Plan. This is a summary of The Partnership’s Domestic Violence Prevention Plan submitted to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on 4/30/2009.

What is the community ready for? Assessing and strengthening community readiness for primary prevention of violence against women (link to pdf) This presentation was delivered at the Ending Violence Against Women Forum for Primary Prevention Advocates in Sacramento, California on 6/18/2008.

Community action planning for IPV prevention (link to pdf) This presentation was delivered at the Texas Council on Family Violence’s “Making it Real” conference in Austin, Texas on 5/29/2009. 

DV movement and public health approaches to prevention: similarities, differences and opportunities for partnerships (link to pdf) This presentation was delivered to new DELTA-CA Prevention Coordinators on 9/1/2009. 

Strategic Directions for Ending Violence Against Women in California: 2010-2013. This summarizes common strategies found in prevention plans collaboratively developed by The Partnership, the California Department of Public Health and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. For more information click here.