In 2021, 13.6% of United States (U.S.) high school students reported experiencing teen dating violence (TDV). Most states have at least one law for addressing TDV in high schools through policies and/or educational programs. Limited research has been done to analyze the content and variability of school district TDV policies across the U.S., and its association with TDV victimization. Twenty-three large urban school districts across the U.S. were included in the analysis. School district TDV policies were obtained through an online search and were coded for the presence or absence of information pertaining to the scope, prevention education, response to TDV, and implementation of the policy. Self-reported TDV victimization was also obtained for each school district from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Overall, 18 school districts had a written TDV policy available online, with 15 school districts defining TDV in the policy. In terms of prevention education, only two school districts used culturally responsive language for diverse populations in the policy. Although 17 school districts included disciplinary consequences for TDV perpetration in the policy, only 6 school districts specified the consequences. All school districts with a TDV policy designated a liaison for TDV coordination. Overall, the prevalence and odds of self-reported TDV victimization was higher in school districts without a TDV policy compared to school districts with a TDV policy. Although most of the school districts had a TDV policy, there was substantial variation in the content of these TDV policies. Identifying and addressing gaps in school district TDV policies can potentially lead schools to preventing and responding to TDV more comprehensively, ultimately creating safer school environments.

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对解决青少年约会暴力的学区政策进行多州审查


2021 年，13.6% 的美国高中生表示经历过青少年约会暴力 (TDV)。大多数州至少有一项法律通过政策和/或教育计划解决高中 TDV 问题。分析美国学区 TDV 政策的内容和变化及其与 TDV 受害关系的研究有限。分析中包括了美国二十三个大城市的学区。学区 TDV 政策是通过在线搜索获得的，并根据是否存在与范围、预防教育、TDV 应对以及政策实施相关的信息进行编码。 2021 年青少年风险行为调查还获得了每个学区自我报告的 TDV 受害情况。总体而言，18 个学区在网上提供了书面 TDV 政策，其中 15 个学区在政策中定义了 TDV。在预防教育方面，只有两个学区在政策中使用了针对不同人群的文化响应语言。尽管 17 个学区在政策中纳入了 TDV 行为的纪律后果，但只有 6 个学区明确了后果。所有具有 TDV 政策的学区都指定了一名 TDV 协调联络人。总体而言，与有 TDV 政策的学区相比，没有 TDV 政策的学区自我报告的 TDV 受害发生率和几率更高。尽管大多数学区都有 TDV 政策，但这些 TDV 政策的内容存在很大差异。 识别和解决学区 TDV 政策中的差距可能会导致学校更全面地预防和应对 TDV，最终创造更安全的学校环境。