This research project targets the prevention of violence in relationships. It is argued that child abuse, spouse abuse and sexual violence towards women share a related developmental course which is not inevitable. If well-planned alternative sources of information and experience are provided to adolescents who come from abusive families then there is a substantial possibility of reducing future victimization and offenses.

• Members of the Youth Relationship Project  
• Project Abstract
• History of the Project
• The Youth Relationships Manual
• Alternatives to Violence: Empowering Youth to Develop Healthly Relationships

Youth Relationship Project Newsletters :
Fall 1994 Issue 1 
Spring 1995 Issue 2  
Summer 1996 Issue 3  

Members of the Youth Relationships Project

• Principal Investigator: Dr. David Wolfe, University of Western 
  Ontario MAILTO:dawolfe@julian.uwo.ca  
• Co-Investigator: Dr.Christine Wekerle, York University
• Project Manager: Anna-Lee Pittman
• Field Research Coordinator: Jenny Stumpf
• Data Analyst: Lorrie Lefebvre
• Graduate Students: Deborah Reitzel-Jaffe, Carolyn Grasley, Katreena Scott
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The Department of Psychology Social Science Centre,
The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario,

CANADA N6A 5C2
Main Office: (519) 661-2067 Fax: (519) 661-3961
David A. Wolfe Professor , CLINICAL Research ...
http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/psychology/faculty/wolfe.html

Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children
Centre de recherche sur la violence faite aux femmes et aux enfants http://www.uwo.ca/violence/
The Centre is one of an alliance of five research centres in Canada initially funded by the federal government following the Montréal Massacre on December 6, 1989.
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David A. Wolfe completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Rochester in New York, and his graduate work at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. After completing his residency in clinical psychology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1980, he joined the faculty at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, where he is currently Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. He is a founding member of the Center for Research on Violence Against Women and Children, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). He served as President of Division 37 (Child, Youth, and Family Services) of the APA and is an editorial board member of several scientific and professional journals and funding agencies.
  E-mail: wolfe@uwo.ca  

Telephone: (519) 661-3683)
BA   University of Rochester, 1973 
MA  University of South Florida, 1978 
PhD  University of South Florida, 1980


David has broad research and clinical interests in abnormal child psychology, with a special focus on child abuse, domestic violence, and developmental psychopathology. He has authored numerous articles on these topics, especially in relation to the impact of early childhood trauma on later development in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.

He has also authored, co-authored or edited several books including Child Abuse: Implications For Child Development and Psychpathology, Sage Publications; Children of Battered Women, Sage Publications; Preventing Physical and Emotional Abuse of Children, Guilford Press; The Youth Relationships Manual: A Group Approach With Adolescents For The Prevention of Woman Abuse and The Promotion Of Healthy Relationships, Sage Publications; Working Together To End Domestic Violence, Mancorp Publishing; Alternatives To Violence: Empowering Youth To Develop Healthy Relationships, Sage Publications; Child Abuse: New Directions In The Prevention and Treatment Across A Lifespan, Sage Publications and The Effects Of Child Abuse and Neglect: Issues and Research, Guilford Press.

He is currently studying ways to prevent violence in relationships with adolescence. He enjoys teaching undergraduate courses in abnormal child psychology, child assessment and psychotherapy, and community psychology.

For joy and recreation, David spends his time with his wife and three children at their cottage on Georgian Bay, where they enjoy skiing, hiking, and sailing. 

http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/psychology/faculty/wolfe.html