Intervention programs designed to promote healthy romantic relationships in youth: A systematic review

Emily Hielscher1, Catherine Moores2, Melanie Blenkin3

  • 1QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, Australia; Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Journal of Adolescence
|September 28, 2021
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