Expect Respect is a comprehensive, dating abuse prevention program that supports vulnerable youth, develops youth leadership, and collaborates with schools and community partners to promote healthy teen relationships. National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month is in full swing and for many communities that means local proclamations, student assemblies, and youth-led campaigns to raise awareness of this important issue. As a service provider I know how much time and effort goes into even the simplest of these activities. But sharing the workload is just one reason to collaborate.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month



NAM kicks-off ‘Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month’ | CW39 Houston
Adolescents and adults are often unaware that teens experience dating violence. Unfortunately, it affects millions of teens in the U. In , to help raise awareness, the U. Congress enhanced what had been Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week to Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, based on the rising number of incidents in teens ages across the country.


NAM kicks-off ‘Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month’
We sat down with Jasmine Uribe of Break the Cycle , an organization whose mission is to inspire and support young people to build healthy relationships and create a culture without abuse. With nearly 15 years of experience working with youth and communities, she is a leader in the dating abuse prevention movement. Break the Cycle is the leading national organization working directly with youth ages 12 to 24 to end relationship violence.



Most teenagers do not experience physical aggression when they date. However, for some teens, abuse is a very real part of dating relationships. The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women OVW presents the Violence Against Women Act VAWA 's definition of dating violence to be: "violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim and where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors:.