ADMYRE: Advocating for My Relationships includes a simulation where students walk through one of eight true short stories which is followed up by a robust debrief where students are empowered to use resources and promote healthy relationships in their own lives. We encourage you to have a school counselor present for students in case they feel the need to talk to someone about what they experience during the program.

  • Request a visit from the PIAL team to present the MS or HS program for an in-person presentation in Iowa.
  • Request a link to the one-hour online MS or HS program.
  • Request the ADMYRE Kit which provides almost everything you need to present ADMYRE on your own including access to digital files.
  • Request the ADMYRE Spanish Add-on Kit including one MS story and one HS story in Spanish and other Spanish materials.

The following is a list of what we need to create the best experience at your school:

  • A room for the simulation large enough to allow groups of students to walk around to 12 stations on the perimeter of the room
  • 6 tables large enough to allow for 5 students per table
  • A minimum of 90 minutes to complete the simulation
  • A maximum of 30 students per session
  • Access to a projector or digital screen
  • Please provide the necessary information by clicking on the "Request ADMYRE in Iowa" button. This information will help us best accommodate your needs.

For more information about ADMYRE, click on the buttons above or email us at pial@iastate.edu.

Stat: Ninety-five percent of of participants had a positive experience with the program content, activities, and facilitators.

Awards

ADMYRE receives award from NCSEA

The ADMYRE program was selected to receive the National Child Support Engagement Association (NCSEA) 2025 Innovative Collaboration and Partnership Award! We were encouraged to submit a nomination by our HHS/CSS partners. The award recognizes innovation in partnership between a child support agency and any other group(s) that assists families. Congratulations to the team who is making ADMYRE an amazing experience for youth in Iowa.

ADMYRE named Outstanding Youth Program of the Year

ADMYRE, a dating violence awareness program, has been named the Outstanding Youth Program of the Year by ISU Risk Management. This award celebrates a program that delivered exceptional youth programming in 2024. This program has gone above and beyond expectations, creating meaningful events that made a lasting impact on participants. It stands out due to its creativity, effectiveness, culture of safety, and overall positive contribution to youth development.

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Advocating for My Relationships (ADMYRE) is a teen dating violence program presented by PIAL.

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Letters P I A L, which stands for Parenting: It's a Life and is pronounced "pile"

PIAL is a free multi-component life skills program designed to introduce middle and high school youth and emerging adults to the emotional, social, and financial realities of parenting and provide resources to them before they reach parenthood.

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ADMYRE was created in collaboration with the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)

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The Iowa State University Child Welfare Research and Training Project conducts this work through a contract with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (BOC-24-003, Carl Weems PI).

Creative Commons License The entire curriculum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. This license requires only that you attribute the original content to the Iowa State University Child Welfare Research and Training Project and share your creations in a similar manner.