MO HB1650

School districts and charter schools may establish age-appropriate domestic violence education curricula with components covering incidence awareness, healthy relationship behaviors, victim identification, abuser identification, and violence prevention.

Curricula may include information on risk factors for perpetrating domestic violence including prior violence history, childhood exposure to violence, substance abuse, unemployment, and other life stressors.

Curricula may address types of domestic violence behaviors (physical, sexual, threats, emotional, verbal, financial abuse) and health consequences including mental health issues, suicide attempts, and substance abuse.

Curricula may include information on victim assistance resources and how to help victims, as well as societal impacts of domestic violence including medical costs and lost workplace productivity.

Schools may collaborate with federal agencies, state and local health departments, nonprofits, academic institutions, and private entities with domestic violence expertise to develop curricula.