Causing Pain Video and Discussion Guide

Causing Pain: Real Stories of Dating Abuse and Violence includes two videos and a discussion guide. These are designed to educate teens, parents, and other adults about healthy and unhealthy dating relationships and help them recognize warning signs for dating violence.

Causing Pain is the winner of two FREDDIE Awards, in both the behavioral diseases category and the prestigious Helen Hayes Award of Distinction, recognizing the finest educational entry of 2006.

The 13-minute Causing Pain video is targeted to teens, and provides information about dating violence and its consequences, and ways to prevent it in their own lives and the lives of their friends.

Download 13-minute Video [53.9 MB]

View Transcript [27.5 KB]

The 30-minute Causing Pain video contains true stories of teens, parents, and professionals who have been in or witnessed abusive relationships. The video features their experiences and insights so that teens and parents can recognize and prevent dating violence in their own lives or in the lives of their friends.

Download 30-minute Video [84 KB]

View Transcript  [30.4 KB]  

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Video Discussion Guide

A video discussion guide is also available for teachers and other concerned adults to use with teens. The video discussion guide provides multiple formats for an interactive discussion with teens.

Download Video Discussion Guide [22.5 MB]

Download Video Discussion Guide Powerpoints [6.1 MB]

Instructions for Video Download

• To download the video, first make sure you have a recent version of Windows Media Player.
  
• Click the link for "Download." The window for Windows Media Player will open. Select "File" on the top navigation bar, and select "Save As." You can then save the video under any location on your computer.