Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: does not conduct periodic student surveys that include questions on teen dating abuse behaviors (71.5%), and their school does not have a committee that meets periodically to address health and safety issues which include teen dating abuse (81.4%).The majority (55.3%) of high school nurses reported assisting a victim of adolescent dating violence in the past 2 years.The most common types of assistance provided was referral to a school counselor, primary care to the victim, referral of the victim to a school social worker, and referral of the student to legal authorities.High school nurse"s knowledge on adolescent dating violence was limited.The characteristics of high school nurses who were more likely to assist victims of adolescent dating violence included: being certified as a nurse, perceiving high extent of adolescent dating violence problems in school, and serving no more than 1 school.Schools do not find adolescent dating violence a high priority.In addition, nurses found a number of barriers (lack of training on adolescent dating violence, lack of time, and lack of private space etc.) to assisting student victims of adolescent dating violence.Schools need to establish a means for assessing the status of ADV in their student population.In addition, schools need to provide in-service education for school personnel regarding prevention, assessment and interdiction of ADV.This dissertation is dedicated to my father Dr. Nihal Khubchandani and to my uncle Mr. Mohan Tahiliani for instilling humanitarian values in me, and for their unparalleled support in all my academic endeavors.I earnestly and truly
Author: Jagdish Khubchandani
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W77895832