ETHR & Healthy Relationships: What clinicians need to know
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What is Engaging Together For Healthy Relationships (ETHR)?
Overview
ETHR is a brief, primary care based program that equips clinicians with tools to educate adolescents and parents about healthy relationships and adolescent relationship abuse (ARA).
ETHR is designed for use with middle-school and high-school age adolescents (ages 12 to 16). Middle school is often when adolescents first start thinking about dating, so it’s an opportune time to provide education and tools they will need to form healthy relationships.
Model
ETHR was developed according to a universal education and resource provision model called Confidentiality, Universal Education/Empowerment, and Support (CUES). With CUES, all patients are provided brief education and resources around a certain topic, regardless of a positive screen.
In fact, with ETHR (and CUES interventions broadly) there is no screening, so you never ask a patient if they are in an unhealthy relationship.
Why use ETHR?
ARA is common
Adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) is a common and traumatic experience that can increase the likelihood of anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and experiences of relationship abuse as an adult. In fact, 1 in 3 young people will experience an abusive relationship by the time they turn 18.
Teens start dating around the end of middle school, making ages 12 to 16 a prime opportunity to start the conversation about healthy relationships and create habits that support ARA protection and prevention.
Interested in learning more?
Healthcare providers and clinicians interested in learning more or taking the ETHR provider training can submit a request to the research team.
Please include your institution or clinic and your organization email.