{"id":140,"date":"2015-04-22T21:31:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T21:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chapmancomputing.com\/safefinal\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2015-05-28T18:22:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T18:22:52","slug":"teen-dating-violence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/?page_id=140","title":{"rendered":"Teen Dating Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unhealthy relationships can start early and last a lifetime.\u00a0 Teens often think some behaviors, like teasing and name calling, are a \u201cnormal\u201d part of a relationship.\u00a0 However, these behaviors can become abusive and develop into more serious forms of violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teen dating violence is physical, sexual, psychological or emotional violence within a dating relationship, including stalking.\u00a0 It can occur in person or electronically and might occur between a current or former dating partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #028482;\"><strong>Why Does Dating Violence Happen?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communicating with your partner, managing uncomfortable emotions like anger and jealousy, and treating others with respect are a few ways to keep relationships healthy and nonviolent.\u00a0 Teens receive messages about how to behave in relationships from peers, adults in their lives, and the media.\u00a0 All too often, these examples suggest that violence in a relationship is normal, but violence is never acceptable.\u00a0 There are reasons why violence occurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #028482;\"><strong>Violence is related to certain risk factors.\u00a0 Risks of having unhealthy relationships increase for teens who:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Believe that dating violence is acceptable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are depressed, anxious, or have other symptoms of trauma<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Display aggression towards peers or display other aggressive behaviors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use drugs or illegal substances<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Engage in early sexual activity and have multiple sexual partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have a friend involved in dating violence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have conflicts with a partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Witness or experience violence in the home<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dating violence can be prevented when teens, families, organizations, and communities work together to implement effective prevention strategies.\u00a0 For more information about teen dating violence, click here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have questions about teen dating violence or want more information, you may call our crisis line (910.893.7233) and speak confidentially to an advocate.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unhealthy relationships can start early and last a lifetime.\u00a0 Teens often think some behaviors, like teasing and name calling, are a \u201cnormal\u201d part of a relationship.\u00a0 However, these behaviors can become abusive and develop into more serious forms of violence. Teen dating violence is physical, sexual, psychological or emotional violence within a dating relationship, including&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173,"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.safeofhc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}