The Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative (WHMI), in collaboration with the Wyoming Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Science (WATFACS), the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (WCADVSA) and the United Nations Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY), is excited to be implementing a dating violence prevention education program in junior high and high schools across Laramie, Park and Fremont counties.

We strive to help teens recognize healthy relationship behaviors vs. unhealthy behaviors. We believe preventative education in these matters not only guides teens in identifying potentially violent and unhealthy relationships, it also provides them with the skills, opportunities and information needed to create and sustain lifelong healthy relationships.

This project, funded by the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, aims to enhance the lives of Wyoming teens by offering instruction in the areas of: the differences between attraction and infatuation, breaking up and dating abuse, principles of smart dating, foundations for good communication, communication challenges and conflict resolution, self esteem matters, and reporting incidents safely.