Teen Dating Abuse
By: Taya Church
Teen Dating Abuse
How Widespread Is It?
http://www.clotheslineproject.org/teendatingviolencefacts.pdf
Effects on Wellness
Social
Mental
Physical
Influences
Reducing the Risk
Talking to your family or someone you trust. If you know someone who has gone through something like that, they'll be able to help you if they see any red flags before you do. In a lot of cases, people who are on the other side of the story or 'bystanders' are easier to tell if something is wrong.
Get to know them before you're in a relationship, and pay attention to how they act. You can sometimes tell what type of person someone is on how they treat someone close to them, or complete strangers. If they treat someone they don't know really badly, or treat someone they supposedly care about badly, keep that in mind. It could possibly be a sign (as mentioned above).
Phone: 1-866-331-9474
Resources
These are good sources to use in case you ever need them. Here's why:
This website comes with a number to get in touch with them (1-866-331-9474) in case you need to talk over the phone, it comes with the history of the website, the board of Directors, and a 2014 year end review. This trustworthy website wants people to be able to get to know them if you need some form of trust first, and they want to help.