Dating Matters is a comprehensive approach to prevent teen dating violence among youth in high-risk urban communities. Dating Matters consists of evidence-based or evidence-informed prevention strategies implemented at each level of the social ecology. The proposed participants are middle school students, middle school parents, student brand ambassadors (i.e., slightly older youth who promote the communications messages with the target group), educators, school leadership, program implementers, community representatives, and local health department representatives in up to four high-risk urban communities.
. The burden has decreased slightly, due to:
1) re-estimating the student sample size based on actual enrollment of participating schools (previously an average enrollment was used);
2) re-calculating burden estimates for 23 standard schools and 21 comprehensive schools (previously 22 standard schools and 22 comprehensive schools) due to a few school closings during the planning year and subsequent recruitment and re-randomization of replacement schools; and,
3) re-estimating the number of implementer respondents based on the sites actual plans for hiring implementers (previously estimated based on anticipated number of implementers).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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