CASH Fall 2026 Webinar – December 2: Pics, Texts, and Tracking: Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Digital Dating Abuse
December 2: Pics, Texts, and Tracking: Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Digital Dating Abuse
Relationship violence remains a pervasive reality for young people, but it doesn’t always look the way healthcare and youth-serving professionals expect. While professionals may recognize verbal, emotional,
and physical abuse, many are less familiar with how technology, social media, and AI have become tools of power and control in teen relationships. From tracking and monitoring to public humiliation and coerced
sexting, digital dating abuse takes many forms, and it’s happening in the devices young people carry everywhere. This workshop equips healthcare and youth-serving professionals to recognize the warning
signs of digital dating abuse across different platforms and identities and provides concrete strategies for opening up critical conversations. Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, participants will
learn how to identify when technology crosses the line from connection to control, and how to counsel and support young people in navigating these complex situations.
Some of the webinar objectives include:
• Define digital dating abuse and explain how it connects to larger systems of power and control in adolescent relationships.
• Identify how digital dating abuse manifests across different social media platforms and describe its impact on young people’s mental health and well-being.
• Analyze how digital dating abuse may look different for youth based on their identities.
For Questions:
Diane Drago, Webinar Coordinator
Diversified Management Services
ddrago@dmsevents.com
