Key Adolescent Health Issue Area 2:
Injury, Violence and Safety
(Refer to the Strategic and Operational Plans for more details.)
Goal 3: Adolescents will engage in healthy relationships.
Goal 4: Injuries and deaths in adolescents associated with motor vehicles will decline.
Goal 5: Decrease the incidence and consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in adolescents.
Goal 3: Adolescents will engage in healthy relationships.
- Objective 3.1: Decrease the incidence of teen relationship violence and sexual assault.
- Strategy 3.1.1: Promote and implement evidenced-based and evidenced-informed healthy relationship education programs across multiple community settings.
- Strategy 3.1.2: Increase the number of youth-led and adult guided initiatives that promote healthy relationships.
- Objective 3.2: Decrease the rate of adolescents who engage in or are subjected to bullying, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, and violence including gender-based violence.
- Strategy 3.2.1: Increase the number of school districts that have adopted comprehensive policies and practices related to bullying, cyber bullying, sexual harassment, and violence including gender-based violence prevention.
- Strategy 3.2.2: Increase training opportunities for school staff, parents, and adolescents to develop interpersonal skills to prevent, interrupt and eliminate bullying and associated behaviors.
- Strategy 3.2.3: Increase the number of youths led activities that reduce bullying, cyber bullying, sexual harassment, and violence including gender-based violence.
- Strategy 3.2.4: Increase the number of campaigns and programs for adolescents that focus on cultural competency, diversity, and inclusion.
- Objective 3.3: Decrease the number of completed and attempted suicides.
- Strategy 3.3.1: Increase educational opportunities that address risk factors and warning signs of suicide in schools and community settings.
- Strategy 3.3.2: Increase the number of schools that utilize a team-based approach to identify and refer youth experiencing the warning signs of suicide to appropriate services
- Objective 3.4: Decrease the incidences of assault-related hospitalizations and homicide-related deaths.
- Strategy 3.4.1: Increase the number of evidenced-informed initiatives that reduce gun and gang violence
Goal 4: Injuries and deaths in adolescents associated with motor vehicles will decline.
- Objective 4.1: Increase programs and policies to educate teen drivers, their parents and decision makers on the importance of safe teen driving behaviors.
- Strategy 4.1.1: Educate teens, parents, law enforcement, and the community about safe teen driving and the Graduated Driver License (GDL).
- Strategy 4.1.2: Strengthen Ohio’s laws and policies governing teen traffic safety to align with national recommendations and trends.
- Strategy 4.1.3: Enhance standardized driver training.
Goal 5: Decrease the incidence and consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in adolescents.
- Objective 5.1: Increase the percentage of adolescents using protective equipment when participating in sports and recreational activities.
- Strategy 5.1.1: Identify and increase the number of recreational leagues and community centers following Ohio’s Return to Play Law.
- Strategy 5.1.2: Increase the number of Ohio’s school districts with policies and procedures in place to appropriately respond to students with TBI.
- Strategy 5.1.3: Increase screening, identification, and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury among Ohio’s youth.
- Objective 5.2: Increase the percentage of coaches utilizing safe practices in contact sports.
- Objective 5.3: Increase education for health care providers, coaches, sporting officials, parents, and adolescents about identification, and treatment of TBI.
- Objective 5.4: Increase the number of adolescents with suspected TBI who are evaluated and treated by appropriately trained professionals.
