The following Video Diary depicts a common type of abuse teens may experience in relationships – isolation/exclusion. This is categorized by controlling what another person does, who he/she sees or talks to, what she/he reads, where she/he goes, limiting outside involvement and using jealousy to justify actions.
Jenny is keeping Adam from his friends and family. She is texting him constantly and she is always keeping tabs on him. Those are all red flags of an unhealthy relationship. Read more…
The following Video Diary depicts a common type of abuse teens may experience in relationships – intimidation/threats. Intimidation is characterized by someone making you afraid by using looks, actions and gestures, smashing things, destroying property, abusing pets or displaying weapons. Types of threats used by abusers are threats to do something to hurt another, threatening to leave, commit suicide or to report her/him to the police, making her/him drop charges or making her/him do illegal things.
Kyle’s actions are all red flags of an unhealthy relationship. When he smashes his cell phone, pins Sarah’s arm back and threatens to kills himself those are methods of intimidation and threats. View the video and read our peer advocate advice on addressing this situation after the jump. Read more…
One of our most active peer ambassadors, Faythe has been continuing her projects with her school organization, Angels Against Abuse, which raises awareness on teen dating violence. The organization holds many events in the community to promote healthy relationships such as skit performances and an annual block party. In honor of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, the organization has placed victim posters around the campus describing different stories of teens that have been killed. There are also 500 light blue flags out on the courtyard representing the one in four students who will experience an abusive relationship during their time in school. Among many other things, Angels Against Abuse is working toward raising awareness in the community.
Recently, Faythe was featured on a PBS special in Colorado as part of a panel on Teen on Teen Violence. Faythe represented both her school organization and the teenage perspective. Along with the Director of the local domestic violence shelter in Denver, Faythe focused on teen dating violence. The video can be found by clicking here.
The following Video Diary depicts a common type of abuse teens may experience in relationships – anger/emotional abuse. This is characterized by someone putting you down, making you feel bad about yourself, name calling, playing mind games, humiliation, making you feel guilty or making you think you are crazy.
Natalie’s boyfriend Mike is mean, makes fun of her and calls her names. These are all red flags of an unhealthy relationship. View the video and read our peer advocate advice on addressing this situation after the jump.
The women of Kappa Delta Sorority are on a mission to bring together nonprofit organizations and companies dedicated to promoting confidence in women and girls. They realize how important self-confidence is and they have set up the Confidence Coalition, a national movement that will enable women and girls to stand up to peer pressure and media stereotypes, say no to risky behavior and abusive relationships and put an end to bullying. loveisrespect is proud to be a partner in this initiative to help build confidence and we are very excited about helping out.
To celebrate confidence and raise awareness for the issue, the sorority has created National Girls Day on behalf of the Confidence Coalition. It is celebrated on February 28 and you can get more info by visiting www.nationalgirlsday.com. This is just one of many amazing events they have organized and the Confidence Coalition website has a whole list of things you can do to help as well as great tips on ways you can be more confident. Click here to check out the site. Also, be sure to check out the video below:
Boston teens have a message to send to Chris Brown in response to the recent apology video he released: your apology is not enough. Teen peer leaders in the Start Strong program decided to speak out as both fans of Chris Brown and young people concerned about the issue of teen dating violence. Check out the response video below, or click here to view the full story. These teens have also created an online petition via Facebook, titled: “A Message to Chris Brown.”
We just wanted to send out a huge congratulations to Coralee Trigger! Coralee has worked with us in the past and created the Girl Scout Gold Award winning The Line PSA for us in 2008 which has now been accepted in to the 2009 “Reel Teens Film Festival” in Hunter, NY! The Line discusses teen dating issues by tackling the question: “What is the line between love and control in a relationship?” We have showed the video across the country to train teens, parents, and advocates.
Coralee’s past accolades also include a community outreach collaboration with the Travis County Sheriff’s office which featured a PSA she created with fellow students, titled Control is not Love. Her short documentary Breaking the Chain will also be shown during the film festival. Check out festival screening info by clicking here. Check out The Line PSA below:
Angels Against Abuse is a student lead club at East High School in Denver, CO. Their mission is to raise awareness about teen dating violence and educate their peers about healthy relationships. The club plans and sponsors a number of awareness events including assemblies, outdoor events, poster campaigns and fundraisers.
They have been featured in educational videos, local media and recently participated in the making of a PSA in collaboration with the Denver District Attorney’s Office. This year Angels Against Abuse will be partnering with Project PAVE to facilitate prevention education programs in the community. Check out their Sexting PSA below:
We have some exciting news, loveisrespect was recently involved in a story line on the super popular soap opera General Hospital! The show featured a teen dating abuse storyline and called on the expert guidance of loveisrespect to make sure this serious issue was addressed accurately and in an educational manner for teens. A PSA addressing teen dating violence also aired directly following the show. You can catch the soap on ABC weekdays at 3 p.m. ET, and weeknights on SOAPnet at 10 p.m. ET. You can watch the PSA video after the jump.
Results from the recent Middlesex County Dating Violence PSA Contest are in! A few months back, high school students in the county were called upon by District Attorney to produce their own public service announcement videos about teen dating abuse. Check out the winning entry below:
