National Teen Dating Abuse

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Cue the billowing American flags and strands of patriotic music because TODAY is election day. Though you may be too young to vote elsewhere, we at loveisrespect want you to exercise your right to be heard. We want to know about you and hear what you want to read from us. It seemed only fitting that we poll you and hear what you have to say. Please participate in our democracy by selecting your answers below.

How often do you think dating abuse happens to students at your school?

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Ideas on how you can help your friends & community with dating abuse

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Got a minute? Do what you can to help end dating abuse.

Our friends at What You Can Do made this PSA for us! Check it out. It’s a great reminder that we can do big things with the little time we have.

At the White House today, people were talking about you. No, not by name, but you -the readers of this site- were in the minds of the dignitaries discussing a future without domestic violence. Today President Obama and Vice President Biden spoke out about the importance of fostering greater public knowledge of domestic violence and ways to better protect and serve victims.
The video above is from a speech given by the Vice President at an event celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a landmark in domestic violence work. In today’s speech, Vice President Biden referred to the passage of that act as the single most important achievement in his career.
Why do we want you to watch this video so badly? Because almost all of the statistics flashed between the interviews are focused on teens. They’re talking about you. They’re talking about you as teens, as students, as possible victims and as the ones who have the potential to stomp out this issue’s existence. You are in the minds of people working on this issue and we want to make sure you know that dating abuse- and your safety and happiness in relationships- is worthy of national concern.
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Lost Signal: dating abuse & your phone

We have a question for you: is your phone in a 3 foot radius of where you are?
It goes everywhere with you. Pocket, purse, car cup-holder, desk, locker, backpack no matter where you keep it, you make sure its close. At all times. Have you ever had that swooping sensation in your stomach when you realize you dont have your phone? We all have. And for good reason. Your phone can serve as an important tool. It keeps us connected to everyone. So why do we need to talk about phone use on a dating abuse site?
Because, like most forms of technology, it can pose a threat to someone in an abusive relationship. CNN ran an article today entitled Nude photos and cruel messages, teen digital dating abuse grows discussing controlling, manipulative behavior within relationships carried out over the phone.
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