Teens And Parents Discuss Dating Violence

From Orange County in Orlando, Florida comes this story about Teen Dating Violence where teens and parents had the opportunity to learn about this evolving problem made worse by the technology to bully, threaten and intimidate. It is the fourth annual meeting of its kind.

Text messages and posts on Facebook and Twitter can be very harmful and are irreversible in the damage they cause. It is possible to get out of a violent relationship. Some of the attendees discussed how to do this.

“The U.S. Health and Human Services Department reports about 10 percent of Florida teens have experienced some kind of sexual or physical violence from their boyfriend or girlfriend.”

Among other things that teens and parents discussed at this workshop were how to spot someone who might be in a violent relationship. Their personality changes and quite possibly they have physical changes too such as bruising etc.

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Anti-Domestic Violence Program Aimed At Teens

This is a story about a new anti-domestic violence program that is being taught to 38 teenage boys in Evanston, Illinois by the YWCA. The purpose of the program is to engage young men in conversation about unhealthy norms that can lead to domestic violence and sexual assault

“The goal of this is to create a space for these young men to develop their own definition, their own sense of what healthy masculinity looks like to them.”

The program is funded by a grant from the Department of Justice

“During the 10-week program, the group discussed issues such as teen dating violence, media stereotypes and conflict resolution. The next step is for program graduates, who receive a monetary stipend at the end of the first session, to pass on their knowledge to middle school boys through other after-school programs in the area.”

It is hoped that this program will go nationwide.

Everyone knows that domestic violence affects close to one in three women, but few people know the teenage violence in a dating relationship is just as bad.

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Teen Dating Violence A Growing Concern

In a statewide event in Madison Wisconsin Tuesday the Atty. Gen. discussed teen dating violence as a growing concern. He brought out the point that domestic violence does not always mean adults. Grant money was recently made available by Verizon and will be used to develop programs to serve teens throughout the state

“At Golden House, we see victims of all ages, and we’re starting to see a great number of teens and pre-teens who are struggling in relationships, not understanding what a respectful relationship is and some of those relationships being fraught with violence as well,” says Karen Faulkner, Executive Director of Golden House, a domestic abuse program and shelter in Green Bay.

Dating violence, as victim advocates call it, does affect teens. It just looks and sounds a little different than abuse in an adult relationship.

“That constant need for attention, withdrawal or isolation from existing friendships or activities that they like to do or used to like to do, changes in their behaviors, changes in how they dress, changes in what they are doing,” says Faulkner.

According to local statistics 81 percent of parents don’t think dating violence is an issue, but one in three adolescents will be affected by it.

The same statistics reveal that 1.5 million high school age teens experience some form of physical violence from a dating partner, beginning as young as 12.

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Teen Relation Ship Violence Signs

As many as one in three high school students is in a relationship with someone who is abusive.

The Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center says teen dating violence can include any form of sexual, physical, verbal, emotional, financial or digital abuse.

Here is an article about Teen Relationship Violence.

Here are some signs that may indicate you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship:

Your partner
• “has trouble dealing with his or her anger.
• acts out in a physical way by throwing objects and hitting things.
• exhibits extreme jealousy, controlling behavior, quick involvement, unpredictable mood swings, alcohol and drug use, hypersensitivity and is verbally abusive.
• isolates you from your family and friends.
• uses force during an argument.
• threatens violence.
• is cruel to animals and/or children.
• is always blaming others for problems and feelings.

If you are in a relationship where you are being abused or if you know someone who is being abused, seek help as soon as possible.”

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Signs Of Teen Dating Violence

Here’s a story about an increasing problem around the country- Teen Dating Violence.

“New research released by the American Psychological Association in 2013 paints a stark picture with nearly 1-in-3 young people aged 14-20 reporting they had been involved in an abusive relationship. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), victims of teen dating violence are more likely to do poorly in school and engage in binge drinking, suicide attempts, and violent behavior.

The CDC study also cites that physically abused teens are three times more likely than their non-abused peers to experience violence during their subsequent years. Ultimately, this creates a troubling cycle of abuse that can negatively impact a victim without intervention and can be carried on through generations.”

Signs of potential abuse are:

– Unexplained bruises or marks
– Falling self-esteem
– Increased isolation from friends and family
– Change in appearance that has been dictated by a significant other
– Technology being used as a way to monitor another’s activities
– Signs of intense efforts to help fix the partner, to accept blame and to take too much responsibility for relationship problems.

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Teen Dating Violence

Here is another story about Teen Dating Violence where a professional counselor offers tips to teens to keep them safe.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. It is a month usually associated with love but some teenage girls are receiving threats and abuse from their boyfriend.

“According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, one in three teens in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a partner. Women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence, which is triple the national average.

Most abuse comes from electronic communications like: monitoring the whereabouts of a partner, posting intimate or embarrassing pictures of video of a partner, even name-calling on social media.”

McCoy advises parents to be in close contact with their kids and look for any odd behavior.

“I would advise parents to always know who their kids are with and where they are and certainly get to know the person that their child is dating,” she said. “Keep lines of communication open, stay up at night when those kids come home from those parties or dates and talk to their kids and just see what type of emotional state they’re in, are they happy or are they distressed.”

McCoy said she hasn’t had a lot of students talk to her about an abusive relationship but it does happen.

Signs of Dating Abuse are at: http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/is-this-abuse

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Teen Dating Violence Month

Here is a story about Teen Dating Violence. It affects one in five high school girls who have reported being abused by a boyfriend. February has been designated as teen dating violence month. How big of a problem is it? Young women between the ages of 16 to 24 experience the highest rates of relationship violence with physical aggression occurring in one in three teen dating relationships.

“Physical abuse is one facet of this. So is emotional abuse, which often stems from an overly controlling partner who may monitor cell phone messages, keep constant tabs on their partner and attempt to control everything from extra-curricular activities to contacts with family and friends.”

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Teen Dating Violence-How To Detect It

A study was released recently that showed that one in five high school girls has been abused by a boyfriend and that physical aggression occurs in one in three teen dating relationships. These figures sound shocking, and they are, but they corroborate a study that was done nearly 10 years ago that showed basically the same thing. Teenage girls are just as much at risk for dating violence as women are for domestic violence.

Here are some signs that a teen is involved in an abusive relationship.

1. The teen is no longer spending time with usual friends.
2. She has fewer Facebook friends.
3. She is less engaging than usual and acting more withdrawn.
4. Shows signs of physical abuse.

According to the study, a key component is young women are afraid to talk to their friends for fear of ridicule and certainly are not going to talk to their parents.

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