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Talk About It: dating safely
February is Teen Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), and the theme for this year is “Talk About It.” It is a call to action for young people and those who support them to have meaningful conversations and to talk about what to do in unhealthy and abusive relationships.
Teen dating violence includes physical, emotional, sexual, or digital abuse in a current dating relationship or by a former dating partner. Young people experience violence at alarming rates. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey:
Over 71% of women and over 55% of men first experience intimate partner vio- lence (sexual or physical violence, and/or stalking) under the age of 25.
One in four women first experienced intimate partner violence prior to the age of 18.
Experiencing violence in youth can have long-lasting impacts, making it even more critical to prevent violence before it occurs. By promoting social norms that protect against violence (such as bystand- er programs and engaging men and boys) and supporting survivors, we can lessen the impact of sexual violence and prevent future victimization.
A healthy relationship requires open communication, safety, trust, and respect. Teaching children and young people about healthy relationships and consent should start early with age-appropriate messages through childhood and teen years. TD- VAM is an opportunity to promote healthy relationships and consent, which are key
to preventing sexual violence. Advocates can reinforce what consent looks like by educating parents, caregivers, and others on how to practice everyday consent and about healthy relationships.
Organizations:
Love is Respect.org: A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, they are a resource to empower youth to pre- vent and end dating abuse.
That’s Not Cool.com: Helps young people draw a “digital line” about what is and what is not okay in their relationships.
Hashtags for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month:
#TDVAM, #TeenDVAM, #LoveIsRe- spect, #HealthyRelationships, #Break- TheCycle, #TeenDatingViolenceAware- ness, #PreventTeenDV, #RespectWeek, #DatingViolencePrevention, #SpeakUp- ForTeens, #Orange4Love (Orange is the official color of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month), #EducateEmpower- EndDV, #YouAreNotAlone, #NoMoreDV, #StandUpAgainstTeenDV,
The Sexual Assault Prevention and Re- sponse Office is now part of the Helping Agencies Center. Located at 20 W. Popson Ave, Building 2670 (across from Chapel 1). We are now co-located with Equal Op- portunity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Accessibility, Employee Assistance Program, Community Support Coordina- tor and the Violence Prevention Integra- tor to provide the installation better, more streamlined support.
The Edwards AFB Sexual Assault 24/7 Response Line is (661) 209-0115
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Domestic Abuse Intervention Project 202 East Superior Street
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218.722.4134
4612 Shoal Creek Blvd. • Austin, Texas 78756 512.407.9020 (phone and fax) • www.ncdsv.org
ISOLATION/EXCLUSION: Controlling what another does, who she/he sees and talks to, what she/he reads, where she/he goes. Limiting outside involvement. Using jealousy
to justify actions
SEXUAL COERCION: Manipulating or making threats to get sex. Getting her pregnant. Threatening to take the children away. Getting someone drunk or drugged
to get sex.
TEEN POWER AND CONTROL
USING SOCIAL STATUS: Treating her like a servant. Making all the decisions. Acting like the “master of the castle.” Being the one to define men’s and women’s roles.
INTIMIDATION:
Making someone afraid by using looks, actions, gestures. Smashing things. Destroying property. Abusing pets. Displaying weapons.
PEER PRESSURE: Threatening to expose someone’s weakness or spread rumors. Telling malicious lies about an individual to peer group.
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ANGER/EMOTIONAL ABUSE:
Putting her/him down. Making her/him feel bad about her or himself. Name calling. Making her/him think she/he’s crazy. Playing mind games. Humiliating one another. Making her/him feel guilty.
MINIMIZE/DENY/ BLAME:
Making light of the abuse and not taking concerns about it seriously. Saying the abuse didn’t happen. Shifting responsibility for abusive behavior. Saying she/he caused it.
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THREATS:
Making and/or carrying out threats to do some- thing to hurt another. Threatening to leave, to commit suicide, to report her/him to the police. Making her/him drop charges. Making her/him do illegal things.
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