LOVEBiTES: An evaluation of the LOVEBiTES and respectful relationships programs in a Sydney school

This document reports on an evaluation of the impactamong students of two violence prevention programsrun by the National Association for the Prevention ofChild Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN). The evaluationcentres on the LOVEBiTES program run amongYear 10 students and a newly developed RespectfulRelationships program run among Year 7 students.The evaluation was conducted among students whoparticipated in these programs in a Sydney schoolin 2010. Students in Years 7 and 10 were surveyedbefore and after their participation in a thirteenweekprogram and a full-day workshop respectively,using a quantitative survey. This evaluation reportwas commissioned by NAPCAN and produced byresearchers at the University of Wollongong.