Usually, women are battered by different types of abuses, from mentally to emotionally to physically abuse. Many of these women choose to stay in their current situation due to fear, and safety for their children. The act of violent often results in dead. Every day the new announced another woman was beaten to dead, or shot, or tortured by their mates.
Teenagers are the focus of this article. An alarming rate for abused teens is unbelievable. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, one in four adolescents report being verbally, emotionally, sexually, or physically abuse.
For those of us that have daughters, grand-daughters, and nieces, we need to teach them that any types of abuses are not tolerable, including verbally. We have to guide them out of this vicious cycle. We must let them know that there is help available.
Below is a Collection of Websites and Numbers to Get Help, Advice and Support:
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This site offers 24/7 support, including referrals to free local counseling for teens and young adults. It opens 365 days and to Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Island.
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This web site offers information for parents and promotes healthy relationships with respect. Quizzes, downloads, and games for teens from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, and National Prevention for Injury Prevention and Control.
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This site offer live chat, a resource center, and a section on “Is this abuse” questions where you can find out if you're an abusive person or you're being abused. This is a community for teens to find support and information on dating abuse.
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The mission for this site is to break the cycle of abuse. You can donate, get information, and take a look at the curriculum they are offering.
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This site is funded by Liz Clairborne, Inc. and offered a section just for teens, statistic on dating abuse, and downloadable information for parents and teens.
Obsession, jealousy, and emotional abuse are all common problems in teen relationships. If you find out that your teenager is abused, you may need to contact the other parents, and take some preventive steps, such as monitor cell phones, talk to your teens, use parental authority, and tell your child the rules of dating.
After the breakup, you should change the phone number, and call the police if the other party starts stalking. The fast fact on some of these sites listed above was: “one in every three girls who had been in a serious relationship reported concerns about abuses from their partners.” If this number doesn't make you care, then what is in the future for these soon to be a woman?
This is a free number.
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