What Is Safe Dates Matter?

70% of women and 54% of men first experienced dating violence between ages 11 and 24.

Safe Dates Matter was started by Safe Journey, a domestic violence services organization in Union City, Pa., as an education campaign for teens about dating violence. With the realization that 1 in 3 high school students experience physical and/or sexual violence by a significant other, Safe Dates Matter hopes to:

Educate teens on healthy dating practices.
Teach teens and their parents to recognize signs of abuse.
Educate community members on recognizing domestic violence, responding to domestic violence, and referring victims of domestic violence to free services offered by Safe Journey.
Empower victims of abuse to get help.

Get Involved

Safe Dates Matter is a program sponsored by Safe Journey
PO Box 208 | Union City, PA 16438
(814) 438-2675 | info@safedatesmatter.org

This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-CY-AX-0004 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/ program/ exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.