February is Teen Dating Awareness Month
February's National Campaign for Teen Dating Violence Education and Prevention
This month, service providers, advocates and teens raise awareness about Teen Dating Violence, and promote education, programs, and services for teens in unhealthy dating relationships. "Let You Heart Rule" is the National Awareness Campaign.
The Facts:
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Dating Abuse is a pattern of behavior where one person uses threats of, or actually uses, physical, sexual, verbal or emotional abuse to control his or her dating partner.
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One in three teens in the US is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner.
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Only 33% of teens in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about the abuse.
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Violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications by putting the victims at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior and further domestic violence.
To raise public awareness, Forbes House visits
local schools to educate students about
Teen Dating Abuse
In 2011, Forbes house presented information and materials about Domestic Violence to 7834 students.
Stats:
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Approximately 1 in 3 adolesent girls in the USA is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse by a dating partner.
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In a national online survey, 1 in 5 tweens, age 11-14, say their friends are victims of dating violence. 2 in 5 of the youngest tweens, age 11 and 12, report that their friends are victims of verbal abuse in relationships.
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Nationwide, nearly 1 in 10 high school students has been hit, slapped or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Call 440-357-7321 for more information.
Forbes House Co-sponsors
Womens Self Defense Class
Madison Martial Arts, the YMCA and Forbes House sponsored a self defense class to help Domestic Violence victims defend themselves against physical abuse.
Call 440-357-7321 for more information.