Emotional, physical, digital, or sexual abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control a dating partner. Most abuse starts out with small signals like jealousy, excessive texting, or insisting on spending every moment together. Many teens mistake this for love.
Whole-School Restorative
Approach to Building
Healthy Relationships
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
Students who build healthy relationship skills have: increased academic achievement, improved mental health and wellness.
We provide a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework to ensure students get what they need, academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally. Our whole-school restorative approach builds a healthy school climate by developing positive relationships, fostering empathy, mutual respect and accountability. If things go wrong, the whole-school community is equipped to address needs and repair relationships.
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Whole School
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Tier 2
Classroom
Advisory, Counseling, Career & Health Teachers
Meaningful, Engaging, Responsible and Equitable Education
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Mental Health
Licensed Clinicians, Para-Professionals & Behavioral Health Liaisons
Valued, respected and connected to school
Our Research
Proven to increase healthy abuse-free relationship skills
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Students who use what is lOVE tools show improvement in these key areas;
- Social-emotional strengths
- Positive classroom climate
- Communication skills
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See what others have to say
”This curriculum changed my classroom culture and created an opportunity for my students to connect in a caring way.
Veronica GinesSanta Barbara Unified School District Health Teacher
”This approach to building healthy relationship skills works and is highly effective!
Marian ShapiroMSW
”what is lOVE is an essential partner of our multi-tiered system of support to create an inclusive, responsive, and data-informed system that ensures growth, uplifts strengths, and eliminates barriers for our students.
ShaKenya EdisonMS Educational Counseling, Assistant Superintendent Santa Barbara Unified
What is relationship abuse?
What are the consequences?
Our first love experiences are what we take with us into adulthood. Unhealthy, abusive, or violent relationships can have severe consequences on a developing teen. Youth who experience relationship abuse are more likely to:
All of which results in a compromised school climate and safety
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