Teen Dating Violence
February 3rd, 2009 by ComputerBob
I just received the following information in an email message from the outreach manager of the domestic violence center where I work as a full-time volunteer:
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, February 2-6, 2009
The occurrence of teen dating violence is staggering-13 percent of teenage girls who said they had been in a relationship report being physically hurt or hit, and 26 percent report enduring repeated verbal abuse. Even more alarming is that 81 percent of parents surveyed believe that teen dating violence is not an issue or admit that they do not know if it is an issue. A majority of parents (54 percent) surveyed admit that they have not discussed dating violence with their teen. Yet ensuring that students and their parents are aware of the prevalence and warning signs of teen dating violence is a critical component of any effort to eradicate dating violence among this population.
In an effort to raise awareness, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Resolution 710 (available at http://thomas.loc.gov/) designating the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as “National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.” This marks the fourth consecutive year that, demonstrating its commitment to the issue of teen dating violence, the Senate has declared the first week in February as a time to highlight this issue. In adopting the resolution, the Senate recognizes that
- One in five teenagers between the ages of 13 and 14 says that their friends are victims of dating violence;
- 69 percent of all teenagers who had sex by age 14 said that they had experienced one or more types of abuse in a dating relationship; and
- 30 percent of teenagers in a dating relationship have been text-messaged 10, 20, or 30 times per hour by a partner attempting to find out where they are, what they are doing, or with whom they are with.
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