ABUSE IN TEEN DATING

 

Abuse in teen dating is on the rise, 1 in 5 high school students is abused by a partner.  40% of girls between the ages of 14 & 17 report knowing someone who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend.  1 in 4 teenagers go further sexually than they want to because they are threatened or intimidated by their partner.  So you are not alone. 

I will list some agency's that help teens:

Founding Fathers 

www.founding-fathers.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 

www.buildinghealthyteenrelationships.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

www.rwjf.org. 

Love is Respect

www.loveisrespect.org is a National Dating Abuse website and hotline that defines abuse and outlines how to recognize it. Also it has an excellent online quiz that teens can take to determine if their own relationship is abusive.

 

Seek protection by obtaining an Order  of Protection. (go to the "Legal Information" pg to get more info. on how to get an Order of Protection)