Teen Dating Abuse

Lizzie Schiffman

Shocking Number Of Local Teens In Abusive Relationships

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 02.16.2012

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CHICAGO--"I don’t know why Rihanna complained, Chris Brown could beat me anytime he wanted to.” This Tweet and similar others circulated in th...

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1 In 10 High School Students Say They've Experienced Dating Violence

| Laura McMullen | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Teen Dating Violence, Teen Dating, Teen Dating Abuse, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Break the Cycle, Dating Violence, Teen Relationships, Video, High School News

To many, February is the month of love, as grocers stock up on heart-shaped candies, florists order red roses, and restaurants book a flood of Valenti...

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Teen Dating Violence

Christine Bork | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Teen Dating Violence, Teen Relationship Abuse, Teen Dating, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Teen Dating Abuse, Adolescent Dating Violence, Teen Violence, Chicago News
Christine Bork

Let's make sure we are teaching our sons and daughters that violence in relationships is not normal, and not OK.

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February Is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

Ludy Green, Ph.D | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Teen Dating Violence, Teen Dating, Dating Violence, Teen Dating Abuse, Teen Dating Abuse Signs, Relationship Abuse, Physical Abuse Signs, Parents News
Ludy Green, Ph.D

Because teenage years are difficult (and secretive) enough as it is, there are warning signs that every parent and teacher can and should look for.

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Start the Conversation: Ending Teen Dating Violence

Paul Robinson | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Teen Dating Violence, Teen Dating, Teen Dating Abuse, Teen Relationship Violence, Teen Relationships, Teen Couples, Chicago News
Paul Robinson

If we want our young people to have successful relationships, we need to talk to them about it. After all, you can't expect someone to succeed in a subject they've never been taught.

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Sexual Assaults Will Continue Unless We Educate Young Men

Amy Siskind | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Yale University, Teen Dating Abuse, Rape, Joe Biden, College, Sexual Assault, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, College News
Amy Siskind

When I read the latest sexual assault stats, I felt a knot in my stomach. My daughter will enter college with such a high chance of being a victim?

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Eve Ensler, MTV Team Up For 'I Am An Emotional Creature' Campaign

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sexting, Jessica Stroup, Rosario Dawson, Eve Ensler I Am an Emotional Creature, Safe Sex, Eve Ensler, I Am an Emotional Creature, Eve Ensler Mtv, Teen Dating Abuse, I Am an Emotional Creature Mtv, Thin Line Campaign, Aubrey Plaza, Video, Impact News

Playwright and activist Eve Ensler is known around the world for her play, "The Vagina Monologues," but her latest hit, "I Am An Emotional Creature," ...

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Dating Abuse Is a Ticking Bomb

William L. McComb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yeardley Love, Teen Dating Abuse, Yeardley Love Murder, Relationships, Domestic Abuse, Dating, Bob Mcdonnell, Love Is Not Abuse, University of Virginia, Family Violence Prevention Fund, College News
William L. McComb

In the wake of the brutal murder of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, now is the time to ask ourselves how such tragedies can be prevented.

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Virginians Take Heed: Dating Violence is Not Going Away

Marjorie Gilberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College, Uva Lacrosse Murder, Dating Violence, Dating Violence College, Yeardley Love, George Huguely, Protection Orders, Restraining Order, Teen Dating Abuse, Break the Cycle, University of Virginia, Uva, Domestic Violence, Impact News
Marjorie Gilberg

Last month, Break the Cycle released its third annual State Law Report Cards, a survey of the nation's teen dating violence civil protection laws. And for the third year in a row, Virginia received a failing grade.

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Does My Teenage Daughter Get the Rihanna/Chris Brown Thing?

Mona Gable | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oprah, Teen Dating Abuse, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ellen Degeneres, Domestic Violence, Katie Couric, Entertainment News
Mona Gable

This is supposed to be one of those golden "teachable" moments for parents, when you sit them down and say, if a boy ever hits you, run like hell and tell someone.

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