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Teen Dating Abuse/Safe Relationships
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Dating Violence: The physical, mental, emotional, sexual, and/or verbal abuse between persons who have been or presently are in a casual or serious dating relationship. Teen Violence is about Power and Control >USING PRIVILEGE - has expectations without consulting you - treats you like a servant >USING ISOLATION - not letting you go out with friends - wanting to know where you are at all times >USING INTIMIDATION - destroying property, driving recklessly, threatening calls/texts, stalking you >USING ECONOMIC ABUSE - taking your money for personal use - making you ask for money or things you want >USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE - name calling, using put downs >MINIMIZING, DENYING AND BLAMING - saying you are too emotional, that you cause the abuse, saying he/she loves you after yelling at you >USING THREATS - threatening to spread rumors, commit suicide, to beat you up, destroying your property, threatening to leave you Web-Based Resources www.thatsnotcool.com www.loveisnotabuse.com www.1800runaway.org www.loveisrespect.org www.datesafeproject.org www.startstrongteens.org www.jenniferann.org Also, check out YouTube: "Reviving Ophelia:Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls" "Girls and Sexuality in the Media" "Reel Girls: Wall of Shame" "Teen Dating Violence" |