Healthy Relationships Toolkit
Everyone deserves healthy, happy relationships across the lifespan. We know it can be hard to find reliable, up to date resources to start a conversation. So we've rounded up resources on topics from consent to technology to local resources and more for you.
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Online Dating and Dating App Safety Tips
Link takes you to RAINN’s website
Tips to increase safety online. Whether connecting online or setting up a meeting in person, these tips can help to make you feel more secure.
Post-Secondary
Love Is Respect: Digital Boundaries
Link takes you to Love is Respect’s website
We hear about boundaries with a partner, but what about digital boundaries? This guide can help you find what you are comfortable with, how to navigate digital boundaries, and where to get help.
Middle School • High School • Post-Secondary
Love is Respect: Safety Online
Link takes you to Love is Respect’s website
Here you'll find more information on safety on the internet, cell phone safety, and social media safety.
Middle School • High School • Post-Secondary
Sexting: Tips for parents & Educators
Link takes you to Amy Hasinoff’s website
This link has tips, questions, and ways to start having conversations with youth about sexting.
Adults/18+
The Cutting Room Floor: on Sexting
Link takes you to Scarleteen’s website
Scarleteen has great sex-positive resources all about empowering young people to explore their bodies and sexuality in safe, consensual, and non-shameful ways. This article answers some common questions about sexting.
Middle School • High School • Post-Secondary
SafeBae
Link takes you to SafeBAE’s website
SafeBAE is a survivor-founded, student-led national organization working to prevent sexual violence among middle and high school students in the US. SafeBAE encourages change by giving teens the tools to become peer-to-peer advocates. Some topics covered are sexual harassment and assault prevention, affirmative consent, safe bystander intervention, survivor care, and Title IX education. SafeBAE also provides school staff with trauma-informed response training, curriculum, policy reform guidance, and resources to reduce recidivism.
K-12
Know your IX
Link takes you to Know Your IX’s website
Know Your IX is a survivor- and youth-led project that aims to empower students to end sexual and dating violence in their schools. The organization's ultimate goal is a world where all students can pursue their right to education free from violence and harassment. Know Your IX provides education, training, and advocacy for students and survivors. The website provides guides for students navigating the Title IX process in college or K-12, as well as in depth explanations of what supportive measures are available.
All Ages
LGBTQ Relationships
Link takes you to Stop the Hurt’s website
Stop the Hurt is an educational resource for all people as they seek, to develop positive relationships with peers, partners, family, and themselves. We believe all relationships should be based on mutual respect and equality. Our hope is to create conversations around consent, healthy relationships, peaceful communication, and self-compassion. This page specifically talks about LGBTQ+ relationships.
High School
The Trevor Project Resource Center
Link takes you to The Trevor Project’s website
Articles, resources, and guides to a variety of topics such as sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health and community. Tools for healthy LGBTQ+ relationships.
All Ages
LGBTQ+ Relationships & Dating Violence
Link takes you to Love is Respect’s website
This article from Love is Respect talks about the signs of unhealthy LGBTQIA+ relationships.
All Ages
WI, we need to talk…
Link takes you to Wisconsin Department of Children and Families’ website
Wisconsin, we need to talk… is a campaign designed to educate individuals on the warning signs of youth sex trafficking.
High School • Adults
Understanding Human Trafficking
Link takes you to OVC’s website
This web-based training through the Office for Victims of Crime gives a foundation on trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches to human trafficking.
All Ages
Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center
Link takes you to HTCBC’s website
Here you will find lots of information on topics relating to human trafficking.
Adults/18+
How to Talk About Human Trafficking with Children & Adolescents
Link takes you to Baylor University’s website
This website has discussion topic suggestions for every age group and information for parents and teachers with links to services.
All Ages
Sex Trafficking
Link takes you to the CDC’s website
From the CDC, this page defines sex trafficking, the risks and consequences, and talks about how to prevent it.
Adults/18+
Sex Education Tools for Educators
Link takes you to Planned Parenthood’s website
Planned Parenthood education departments provide a robust range of programming options. Evidence-based and delivered by trained professionals as well as options for teachers in their own classrooms
Middle School • High School
Talking Sex, Puberty & Relationships: A Resource for Parents
Link takes you to Planned Parenthood’s website
Information about bodies, relationships, and identity broken down by age groups: preschool (ages 0-4), Elementary school (ages 5-8), MS/Pre-teens (ages 9-13), HS (ages 14-19)
All Ages
Sexual Health Information for Teens
Link takes you to Planned Parenthood’s website
Topics include: sex, STIs, birth control, pregnancy, puberty, going to the doctor, relationships, bullying, safety & privacy, LGBTQ, All About Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity, & sexual orientation. Interactive Videos & Games are also available for teens to learn about various topics.
Middle School • High School