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What is teen dating violence? |
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Are you in a healthy relationship? Answer the following questions to see. 1. Does your boyfriend or girlfriend get extremely jealous or accuse you of cheating? 2. Does he or she put you down by calling you names, swearing, or make you feel bad about yourself? 3.Do they tell you how to dress? 4. Do they smash, throws or destroy objects? 5. Do they blame you for their behaviors? 6. Do they push, hit slap, bite, shove, grab you or prevent you from leaving? 7. Do they pressure you for sex? 8. Has your partner threatened to kill themselves if you leave them? If you answered YES to just one of these, you may be victim of dating violence.
One in four teens have been or will be in an abusive relationship. Abuse is using power and control over another person in a relationship. There are many ways an abuser can do this. Below is a wheel which houses the power and control a abuser uses over it's victim in the center. All the pieces around the wheel, show different ways they do this; different types of abuse. After looking at it, if you feel you maybe an victim or know someone who is, please give us a call and you can talk confidentially with one of your Youth Advocates. #1-800-956-6656. |
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Teen Dating Violence Links The following links can and will provide you with more information and safety tips. Love Is Respect- National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline - #1-866-331-9474 Love Is Not Abuse Cool Nurse –Teen Dating Violence http://www.coolnurse.com/teen_dating_violence.htm Safe Youth – National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Centerhttp://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp * There is a link on Dating Violence
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Call 1-800-956-6656 to speak with an Youth Advocate. Love Shouldn't Hurt. You Don't Deserve To Be Abused!
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