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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
What is Teen Dating Violence? Teen dating violence is a pattern of physically, sexually, verbally and/ or emotionally abusive behavior in a dating relationship. Physical Abuse Any intentional, unwanted contact with the other person’s body. Physical abuse does not have to leave a bruise or a mark. Examples: Scratching Shoving Pinching Pulling Hair Kicking Biting Burning Strangling Using a weapon Sexual Abuse Any sexual behavior that is unwanted or interferes with the other person’s right to say “no” to sexual advances Examples: Unwanted kissing or touching Date Rape Forcing someone to go further sexually than he or she wants to Unwanted rough or violent sexual activity Not letting someone use birth control…
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Why Intimate Partner Violence Effects Everyone
You may ask yourself what your neighbor beating his wife has to do with you. What business of yours is it when you see someone on the street yell, curse and belittle their partner and their children? We often believe that it is their business, we shouldn’t get involved, and they will work it out. We may believe that what someone else is doing in their home is none of our concern because it doesn’t affect us in any way. Besides, there is nothing we can do about it anyway. The truth is that is does affect us and there are many things we can to end intimate partner violence…
