Love Hurts! is an innovative digital learning initiative designed to increase awareness of dating violence among adolescents and young adults in India. The project developed an interactive online game that uses storytelling and decision-making scenarios to help users recognise unhealthy relationship behaviours, challenge myths surrounding dating violence, and promote healthy relationships. The initiative demonstrates how digital tools can engage young people in conversations around gender, safety, and mental wellbeing in an accessible and relatable manner.

Project Highlights:

• Developed an interactive game prototype on dating violence.

• Created an engaging digital resource for adolescent awareness and education.

• Presented the project at the Mental Health Without Borders Conference (NIH, USA).

• Established a scalable platform for future implementation and evaluation.