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Monterey County health department highlights CDC-funded 'Safe Dates / Trusted Adult' campaign to prevent teen dating violence
Summary
Julia Murado of the County of Monterey Health Department described a CDC Prevail grant-funded social media campaign supporting healthy-relationship education in Salinas Unified schools, parent resources and 'askable adult' sessions, and requested parent feedback on preferred formats.
Julia Murado with the County of Monterey Health Department described the department's 'Safe Dates / Trusted Adult' campaign at the county news briefing.
"This campaign... is funded through a CDC grant that we currently have, called Prevail," Murado said, noting the campaign supports curriculum implementation under the California Healthy Youth Act and amplifies student-created posters and videos on social media.
The nut graf: the campaign aims to translate school-based healthy-relationship lessons into family conversations and to equip parents and caregivers with practical formats and tools for discussing dating violence and healthy relationships with teens.
Murado said health-department staff previously trained health teachers in Salinas Unified High School District and continue to support teachers as they implement the required coursework. Students complete the Safe Dates curriculum and create posters or video summaries showcasing themes such as trust, boundary-setting and respectful relationships; those materials are used in the social media campaign.
The health department also has offered "askable adult" one-on-one sessions (about an hour) for parents and caregivers, though Murado said those sessions have not attracted all the attendance staff hoped for. She asked parents, organizations and school sites to email recommended formats — such as short three-minute instructional videos or longer multi-day workshops — so the department can tailor offerings to local needs.
Contact information was not read aloud verbatim during the briefing; the host said the department's contact details will be provided after the briefing.
Murado framed the effort as both a youth-facing and parent-facing campaign and encouraged local adults to share preferences so the department can design accessible resources.
