Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Among Teens Who Are Pregnant or Parenting
RTI International
Summary
This project will study virtual delivery of Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP), a 10-session, group-based intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention program tailored for adolescents and young adults who are pregnant or parenting. This program has the potential to improve the health and well-being of young parents and their children, and virtual delivery may improve participants' ability to attend. The main questions it aims to answer are: (1) Is it feasible and acceptable to implement SDYP in a virtual setting? (2) Are SDYP participants less likely to experience IPV than participants in an alternate health education program? Participants will be invited to a series of virtual program sessions for either SDYP or a health education program focused on physical activity and nutrition and will be asked to complete surveys before the programs begin and up to 6 months later.
Description
As many as two-thirds of teens who are pregnant or parenting have been the victims or perpetrators of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and there is an even higher prevalence of psychological abuse in this population. IPV can endanger teen mothers' own health, the health of their pregnancies, and the well- being of their children. Despite this detrimental impact, there is a lack of evidence-based IPV prevention programs that are tailored for pregnant and parenting teens. Moreover, despite the promise of virtual program delivery, which may help improve teens' ability to attend, research…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 16–21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Pregnant or parenting youth (Pilot RCT participants) * Aged 16-21 years. * Currently pregnant, partner of a pregnant person, or parenting a child (i.e., have contact with child at least once per week). * Able to speak and read English. * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. * Willing and able to provide adequate contact/locator information. Facilitators (IDI participants) * Aged 18 years or older. * Trained and served as a facilitator of the virtual SDYP intervention. * Able to speak and read English. * Able and willing to provide verbal informed consen…
Interventions
- BehavioralVirtual Safe Dates for Young Parents
Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) is a healthy relationship and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention program, adapted from "Safe Dates (Foshee et al., 1998; Foshee et al., 1996)" for pregnant or parenting young adults. The investigators adapted the prevention curriculum and related intervention materials for virtual delivery via Zoom. The program consists of ten group-based sessions (50 minutes of content each) led by a trained facilitator. The program includes interactive discussions, analysis of scenarios, games, role-plays, and brainstorming.
- BehavioralHealthSmart
The HealthSmart program will use 10 digital high school curriculum lessons focused on physical activity and nutrition. The sessions will be formatted appropriately to be delivered via zoom. Participants may be asked to complete handouts, listen to presentations, and participate in discussions. Topics may include information about different nutrients, how nutrients affect health, how to read food labels, healthy eating, and guidelines for physical activity.
Location
- RTI InternationalDurham, North Carolina