‘You Learn How to Hate’: Adapting a Healthy Relationship Curriculum Using a Trauma-Informed Race Equity Lens

Shannon Guillot-Wright, Elizabeth D. Torres, Bianca Obinyan and Jeff R. Temple
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Shannon Guillot-Wright: Center for Violence Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA
Elizabeth D. Torres: Center for Violence Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA
Bianca Obinyan: School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA
Jeff R. Temple: Center for Violence Prevention, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0587, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 18, 1-6

Abstract: Teen dating violence is a public health concern that can lead to short- and long-term mental and physical health consequences, including depression, anxiety, risky behaviors, and unhealthy future relationships. Research shows that social and structural determinants of health, such as racism, low socio-economic status, and neighborhood conditions, may predispose certain communities to violence. To better understand methods to reduce TDV among ethnically and economically diverse populations, we used a trauma-informed race equity lens to adapt an efficacious prevention program known as Fourth R . This universal program has been shown to reduce some dating violence, substance use, and risky sexual behaviors, but there remains room for improvement. Specifically, more attention to trauma and the importance of societal risk and protective factors may improve the program’s effectiveness. Thus, focus group discussions were conducted with students and we then adapted Fourth R lessons specific to trauma, racism, and discrimination. Major themes discussed are that Fourth R and other prevention programs should focus attention on social and structural issues, such as racism and discrimination.

Keywords: structural violence; interpersonal violence; race equity; trauma informed; healthy relationships; school curriculum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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