Dating violence is physical, sexual, or psychological abuse within a dating relationship. Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the US experiences abuse from a dating partner. As school counselors, we need to educate students about healthy relationships, provide resources for victims and abusers, and implement prevention programs to address the issue.
5. Teen dating violence runs across race, gender, & socioeconomic lines. Both males & females are victims, but boys & girls are abusive in different ways: Girls are more likely to yell, threaten to hurt themselves, pinch, slap, scratch, or kick; Boys injure girls more severely and frequently; Some teen victims experience violence occasionally; Others are abused more often…sometimes daily. “ Teen Victim Project,” National Center for Victims of Crime, http://www.ncvc.org/tvp,
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Changing abusive behavior is a long and hard process that you cannot do alone. It is extremely important that you get professional help to get through it. Though you may not know it, you rely on your beliefs and attitudes to justify the abuse. With help you can change these beliefs and learn how to treat your partner with respect. Remember that physical and sexual violence arenít the only types of abuse. You may be harming your partner in verbal or emotional ways, like through intimidation, threats, isolation, and other means of control. You should be taking steps to end all forms of abuse. It will take time to deal with this, but you must make the commitment to ending the abuse immediately.
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