Preventing Teen Dating Violence
Did you know:
About one in five high school girls has been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.5
1 in 3 teens report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, choked, or otherwise physically hurt by his or her partner.9
[If you think you or a friend might be in danger, please call the National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline at 1-866-331-9474 or go to http://loveisrespect.com/ to chat online with a peer advocate.]
Teen Date Abuse is a very serious issue. One place to learn more: Alpha Chi Omega collegian, Patrice Basso (Delta Chi, William Woods) contributed a great blog post on it this week on College Lifestyles.
This video gives good insight into the problem of teen dating violence and the solutions:
Many people and groups are working to end and prevent teen dating violence, including Martina McBride and Lauren Conrad.
Parents are encouraged to visit MADE - Mothers and Dads for Education to Stop Dating Violence, My Time to Shine and Choose Respect for great information on talking to kids, tweens and teens about dating and healthy relationships.
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We encourage you to share your favorite projects working to end Teen Dating Violence!
Here are a few from Twitter this morning:
#AXO law student Anna "Would LOVE to see an #AXO chapter pair with an #FCCLA chapter on a STOP the Violence teen dating project. Two organizations I love!" http://www.fcclainc.org/content/stop-the-violencestudents-taking-on-prevention/
@KTChavez Met Elsa @ 100 Extraordinary Women event. Amazing family. http://www.cadv-ohio.com/home/
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Great video from Teen Dating Violence:
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Follow @abyss2hope and check out her website http://www.daterapeisrealrape.com/ and blog http://abyss2hope.blogspot.com/
Learn more about the Teen Dating Violence Prevention Campaign on Prevention Connection's website and follow @preventconnect on Twitter.
Our #AXO partner Family Violence Prevention Fund, working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, presents http://www.startstrongteens.org/ Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships.
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Thank you Epsilon Tau chapter of Alpha Chi Omega @AlphaChiOmegaET and the Virginia Tech Greek Life Office @VTGreeks for introducing us to the Red Flag Campaign.
"The Red Flag Campaign is the first statewide public awareness campaign to address dating violence and promote the prevention of dating violence on Virginia’s college campuses, and is now being offered to and launched on campuses nationally."
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