The document discusses dating violence and abuse prevention programs run by the White Ribbon Campaign and DASH. It provides information on the organizations' missions to educate youth and the public on healthy relationships. Statistics are presented on the prevalence of teen dating abuse, including that 1 in 4 teens experience abuse. Warning signs of abusive relationships and tactics of control used by abusers are identified. The importance of believing survivors and supporting organizations that help victims is emphasized.
Escalating rates of teen dating violence nationwide is reason for concern and intervention. When Love Hurts is a campaign created by four NC State Graduate students with the intent of empowering teens to become educated so they can end the epidemic.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
At the root of all abuse is the fact that someone else knows. One out of every three adolescents in the United States is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner. That means that everyone knows someone who has or will be abused in some way. This workshop introduces participants to the topics of teen dating and sexual violence. Participants will explore their awareness of abusive behaviors and warning signs common to teen dating relationships, with an emphasis on healthy relationships as well. Learn about power and control, the cycle of violence, characteristics of healthy relationships, and facts about technology abuse.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Samantha Collier founded and created TeamTeal365, a small grassroots organization established in 2009 that is dedicated to empowering, educating, advocating, and supporting ALL survivors of sexual assault.
In 2012, TeamTeal365 became an LLC. Abused as a child and raped as an adult, Samantha feels a
personal obligation to serve and be a visible witness to her community about what a sexually abused person looks like. The goal of the organization is to wrap each survivor in compassion and trust starting with the simple words, “I believe you”—words Samantha knows firsthand can help victims move from surviving to thriving. Samantha is a voice of powerful visible change. Because violence and sexual assault leaves victims living in fear, some never get the chance to realize their full potential because their pain outweighs their strengths. Samantha’s goal is to reach out to survivors of sexual violence, as well as their families, partners, and siblings, to move them from merely surviving to thriving.
Escalating rates of teen dating violence nationwide is reason for concern and intervention. When Love Hurts is a campaign created by four NC State Graduate students with the intent of empowering teens to become educated so they can end the epidemic.
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
At the root of all abuse is the fact that someone else knows. One out of every three adolescents in the United States is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner. That means that everyone knows someone who has or will be abused in some way. This workshop introduces participants to the topics of teen dating and sexual violence. Participants will explore their awareness of abusive behaviors and warning signs common to teen dating relationships, with an emphasis on healthy relationships as well. Learn about power and control, the cycle of violence, characteristics of healthy relationships, and facts about technology abuse.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Samantha Collier founded and created TeamTeal365, a small grassroots organization established in 2009 that is dedicated to empowering, educating, advocating, and supporting ALL survivors of sexual assault.
In 2012, TeamTeal365 became an LLC. Abused as a child and raped as an adult, Samantha feels a
personal obligation to serve and be a visible witness to her community about what a sexually abused person looks like. The goal of the organization is to wrap each survivor in compassion and trust starting with the simple words, “I believe you”—words Samantha knows firsthand can help victims move from surviving to thriving. Samantha is a voice of powerful visible change. Because violence and sexual assault leaves victims living in fear, some never get the chance to realize their full potential because their pain outweighs their strengths. Samantha’s goal is to reach out to survivors of sexual violence, as well as their families, partners, and siblings, to move them from merely surviving to thriving.
In response to growing concern about accountability in our communities, Cherry Hill Seminary has released a free media presentation called Don't Look Away: Recognizing & Responding to Abuse for Non-Professionals.
Don't Look Away was created to help individuals and small groups better understand the nature of sexual abuse and appropriate ways to respond, as well as what to do if you have been abused, yourself.
"So many of us, unless we are a professional trained in such matters, don't really know what to do or not do when we are confronted with possible abuse," said Executive Director Holli Emore. "For far too long, we have either not recognized the signs of abuse among us, or we have looked away, assuming, hoping, that someone else will take care of the problem. But those problems don't go away by themselves."
Don't Look Away is intended for a general, public audience; that is, it is not a scholarly piece. It is simple, direct and to the point. The additional resource links enable the viewer to pursue further information, if they wish. Cherry Hill Seminary also offers extensive coursework in ethics, pastoral counseling, and related issues.
There are those of us who believe that our children will always reach out when they've been hurt and that they know to do this because that's what we taught them do. Sometimes, the guilt and shame associated with being physically abused takes all of our child's lessons and tosses them to the ground. Not only that, it is simply super difficult to "read" people who don't routinely share their feelings with us...or is it? Please review this presentation and then either get help for yourself or for anyone you even suspect is being abused.
Before it's too late.
Please.
Domestic violence: Through the Eyes of a SurvivorCassie Walker
This is a brief explanation of domestic violence, what it is, the damage it can do, and ways to help or get help. This has been created through the eyes of a survivor.
October is time for raising domestic violence issues within our communities. It is extra special to survivors like me for people to help spread the facts about domestic violence instead of letting rumors fly around.
In response to growing concern about accountability in our communities, Cherry Hill Seminary has released a free media presentation called Don't Look Away: Recognizing & Responding to Abuse for Non-Professionals.
Don't Look Away was created to help individuals and small groups better understand the nature of sexual abuse and appropriate ways to respond, as well as what to do if you have been abused, yourself.
"So many of us, unless we are a professional trained in such matters, don't really know what to do or not do when we are confronted with possible abuse," said Executive Director Holli Emore. "For far too long, we have either not recognized the signs of abuse among us, or we have looked away, assuming, hoping, that someone else will take care of the problem. But those problems don't go away by themselves."
Don't Look Away is intended for a general, public audience; that is, it is not a scholarly piece. It is simple, direct and to the point. The additional resource links enable the viewer to pursue further information, if they wish. Cherry Hill Seminary also offers extensive coursework in ethics, pastoral counseling, and related issues.
There are those of us who believe that our children will always reach out when they've been hurt and that they know to do this because that's what we taught them do. Sometimes, the guilt and shame associated with being physically abused takes all of our child's lessons and tosses them to the ground. Not only that, it is simply super difficult to "read" people who don't routinely share their feelings with us...or is it? Please review this presentation and then either get help for yourself or for anyone you even suspect is being abused.
Before it's too late.
Please.
Domestic violence: Through the Eyes of a SurvivorCassie Walker
This is a brief explanation of domestic violence, what it is, the damage it can do, and ways to help or get help. This has been created through the eyes of a survivor.
October is time for raising domestic violence issues within our communities. It is extra special to survivors like me for people to help spread the facts about domestic violence instead of letting rumors fly around.
العناية بالطفل هي عملية شاملة تهدف إلى تلبية احتياجات الطفل الجسدية والعاطفية والاجتماعية والعقلية. إن العناية الجيدة بالطفل تلعب دورًا حاسمًا في تطويره ونموه الصحيح وسعادته العامة. فيما يلي وصف طويل لبعض جوانب العناية بالطفل:
1. الرعاية الجسدية:
- التغذية: يجب توفير تغذية صحية للطفل، سواء من خلال الرضاعة الطبيعية أو الرضاعة الصناعية. ينصح بالرضاعة الطبيعية حديث الولادة، ويجب تقديم الأطعمة الصلبة المناسبة حسب العمر عندما يكون الطفل جاهزًا لها.
- النوم: يحتاج الطفل إلى نوم كافٍ لتطوير جهازه العصبي واستعادة طاقته. ينصح بتوفير بيئة هادئة ومريحة للنوم وتحديد جدول زمني منتظم للنوم.
- النظافة: يتطلب الطفل النظافة اليومية، بما في ذلك الاستحمام المنتظم وتنظيف الأذنين والأنف والأظافر بلطف. كما يجب تجنب التعرض المفرط للمواد الكيميائية المهيجة لبشرته.
2. العناية العاطفية:
- التواصل والتفاعل: يجب توفير بيئة داعمة وحنونة للطفل، والتفاعل المستمر معه من خلال الابتسامات والعناق واللمس اللطيف. يعزز هذا الاتصال العاطفي الرابطة بين الطفل والوالدين أو المربين.
- اللعب: يعتبر اللعب وسيلة مهمة لتعزيز تطور الطفل العقلي والجسدي. يجب توفير اللعب المناسب لعمره والاشتراك معه في الأنشطة الترالعناية الاجتماعية:
التواصل الاجتماعي: يحتاج الطفل إلى التفاعل مع العالم الخارجي والتعرف على المجتمع من حوله. يجب تشجيع الطفل على التواصل مع أفراد الأسرة والأصدقاء والمشاركة في الأنشطة الاجتماعية المناسبة لعمره.
تطوير المهارات الاجتماعية: ينبغي تشجيع الطفل على تطوير مهارات التواصل والتعاون والتفاعل مع الآخرين. يمكن تحقيق ذلك من خلال اللعب الجماعي والمشاركة في الأنشطة الاجتماعية.
السلامة والحماية: يجب توفير بيئة آمنة للطفل، مع تأمين المنازل والأثاث لتجنب الحوادث. كما يجب تعليم الطفل بعض المفاهيم الأساسية للسلامة، مثل عدم لمس الأشياء الساخنة وعدم الاقتراب من الأشياء الخطرة.
العناية العقلية:
التحفيز العقلي: ينبغي توفير بيئة غنية بالتحفيز الحسي والعقلي لتطوير قدرات الطفل العقلية. يمكن ذلك من خلال تقديم ألعاب وأنشطة تعزز التفكير الإبداعي والمنطقي والتنمية الحركية.
القراءة والقصص: يعد القراءة للطفل من أهم الأنشطة التي تساهم في تطوير الذكاء والخيال والمهارات اللغوية. ينبغي قراءة القصص المناسبة لعمره والتفاعل معه خلال القراءة.
التعليم المبكر: يمكن بدء تعليم الطفل المبكر عن طريق تقديم ألعاب وأنشطة تعليمية ملائمة لعمره، مما يساعده على تطوير المهارات الأساسية مثل العد وال
3. العناية الاجتماعية:
- التواصل الاجتماعي: يحتاج الطفل إلى التفاعل مع العالم الخارجي والتعرف على المجتمع من حوله. يجب تشجيع الطفل على التواصل مع أفراد الأسرة والأصدقاء والمشاركة في الأنشطة الاجتماعية المناسبة لعمره.
- تطوير المهارات الاجتماعية: ينبغي تشجيع الطفل على تطوير مهارات التواصل والتعاون والتفاعل مع الآخرين. يمكن تحقيق ذلك من خلال اللعب الجماعي والمشاركة في الأنشطة الاجتماعية.
- السلامة والحماية: يجب توفير بيئة آمنة للطفل، مع تأمين المنازل والأثاث لتجنب الحوادث. كما يجب تعليم الطفل بعض المفاهيم الأساسية للسلامة، مثل عدم لمس الأشياء الساخنة وعدم الاقتراب من الأشياء الخطرة.
4. العناية العقلية:
- التحفيز العقلي: ينبغي توفير بيئة غنية بالتحفيز الحسي والعقلي لتطوير قدرات الطفل العقلية. يمكن ذلك من خلال تقديم ألعاب وأنشطة تعزز التفكير الإبداعي والمنطقي والتنمية الحركية.
- القراءة والقصص: يعد ا
This presentation was part of Embody's Safe Healthy Strong 2015 conference on sexuality education (www.ppwi.org/safehealthystrong). Embody is Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin's education and training programs. Learn more: www.ppwi.org/embody
DESCRIPTION
The issue of consent is often not addressed enough when providing sexuality education, even though it is a critical part of healthy sexual development and relationships. This workshop will explore why it’s important to address consent as part of comprehensive sexuality education. This will include developing a shared language to talk about consent in various situations. Participants will have the opportunity to practice talking about the topic of consent in sex-positive ways that include taking pleasure and various common scenarios into account. Participants will also gain knowledge and tools to make their own lessons, curricula, and workshops with clients more sex-positive.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Margo DeNuccio is the Appleton-based Community Outreach Coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. A graduate of Marquette University, she began working with PPWI through the AmeriCorps program Public Allies, where she helped to create and manage a teen health promoter program that placed trained teen educators in two Milwaukee health centers to provide adolescent patients with one-on-one sexuality and reproductive health education. Currently, Margo provides programming and direct education in the Green Bay and Fox Valley regions. Most recently, she was a contributing author to the Center for Sex Education’s Sex Ed in the Digital Age, a two-volume set that includes structured lesson plans designed to equip educators and parents with skills that are necessary for meeting the challenges of the digital age.
Molly Lancelot is thrilled to be back working for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) in the role of Community Education Manger. She previously filled the roles of Community-based Educator and School-based Programs Coordinator with PPWI from 2004-2008. In those roles, she grew her knowledge base and formed lasting community relationships as an advocate and educator around the topic of sexuality education and reproductive health. During her previous tenure with PPWI, she served on the community committee to revise the K-12 Human Growth and Development curriculum of Milwaukee Public Schools. For 2008-2015, Molly worked at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Department of Community Health as a Program Development Specialist creating online health curricula for teachers to use in classrooms, from kindergarten through 8th grades. Additionally, Molly has volunteered as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault for 15 years. She has been an active volunteer with the Sexual Assault Treatment Center (SATC) program at the Milwaukee Aurora Sanai Hospital since 2004.
Welcome to the Program Your Destiny course. In this course, we will be learning the technology of personal transformation, neuroassociative conditioning (NAC) as pioneered by Tony Robbins. NAC is used to deprogram negative neuroassociations that are causing approach avoidance and instead reprogram yourself with positive neuroassociations that lead to being approach automatic. In doing so, you change your destiny, moving towards unlocking the hypersocial self within, the true self free from fear and operating from a place of personal power and love.
1. Nick Ransom and Brianna Smith
NC State University WGS/STS 210
Women and Gender in Science and Technology
WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN
AND DASH
stop dating violence and abuse
3. CALLING MEN AND BOYS
The White Ribbon Campaign works towards inspiring men of all ages to
embrace change. Men can make a difference regarding violence, harassment
and sexual assault.
Their vision is for a masculinity that embodies the best qualities of being human.
They believe that men are part of the solution and part of a future that is safe
and equitable for all people.
4. Education
White Ribbon positively
teaches men and boys by
offering educational
programming that challenges
patriarchal language and
behaviors that lead to
violence against women.
5. Violent relationships in adolescence can have
serious ramifications for victims: Many will
continue to be abused in their adult
relationships and are at a higher risk for
substance abuse, eating disorders, risky
sexual behavior, and suicide.
THE FUTURE
6.
7. THINGS MEN CAN DO TO TAKE A STAND
AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
HARASSMENT
SIX
8. This issue is real. Believe survivors’
experiences. Your support will make a
difference. Tell them
‘it’s not your fault ’
No one asks for or deserves to be
sexually assaulted or harassed.
BELIEVE
it’s not your fault
9. Don’t walk on by if you
witness harassment or an
assault on the street or
anywhere: assess the risk,
then intervene and confront
or defuse the situation
TRUST YOUR GUT
Call 911.
10. Ask if you can help people
who have experienced
violence and connect
them to support services.
Help the organizations
that support survivors of
violence.
OFFER SUPPORT
11. Lead by example. Question
your own attitudes and
behaviors and how they may
disrespect or harm women.
Sexist language and street
harassment all contribute to a
IT STARTS WITH YOU
culture of violence.
12. Talk to your family, friends and co-
workers about the roles they can
play in ending violence against
women. Challenge men and young
men in your life to make a
difference!
BE A ROLE MODEL
13. The White Ribbon campaign
offers the resources you need
to get involved and make a
difference.
LEARN MORE
GET INVOLVED!
14. MYTHS
There are many misconceptions often used
by individuals to justify the domestic abuse.
Many do not want to believe they are in an
abusive relationship or are abusing their
partners and use the following statements to
rationalize the abusive behavior from their
partners or themselves:
15. Domestic violence is rare.
Domestic violence is not a problem in my community.
Domestic violence only happens to poor women.
Domestic violence only happens to women of color.
Some people deserve to be hit.
Domestic violence is a personal problem between families.
If it were that bad, they would just leave.
Alcohol and drug abuse cause domestic violence.
Domestic violence is only a one time, isolate incident.
Domestic violence only happens between husband and wife.
Domestic violence is not a crime.
17. MISSION STATEMENT
We strive to:
• Raise awareness in our community of the magnitude, proliferation and
dangers of teen dating abuse;
• Educate and encourage teens to engage in healthy relationship
behavior;
• Help teens, and parents, to recognize and act upon warning signs;
• Provide resources to identify places of help for teens in
distress, or in potentially dangerous dating situations.
18. WHAT IS DATING ABUSE?
• Dating abuse is a pattern of controlling
behavior that someone uses against a
girlfriend or a boyfriend. At the heart of
dating abuse is and .POWER CONTROL
20. • Girls are more likely to yell,
threaten to hurt themselves,
pinch, slap, scratch, or kick;
• Boys injure girls more severely
and frequently;
• Some teen victims experience
violence occasionally;
• Others are abused more
often...sometimes daily.
Prevalence
Teen dating violence
runs across race,
gender, and
socioeconomic lines.
Both males and
females are victims.
21. GUESS THE STATS - 1
• 1. A comparison of Intimate Partner
Violence rates between teens and adults
reveals that ________are at higher risk of
intimate partner abuse.
• TEENS
23. GUESS THE STATS - 2
• 2.“_______of female and _________of male
high school students endorse some form of
sexual coercion, including unwanted kissing,
hugging, genital contact, and sexual intercourse.
77% 67%
24. GUESS THE STATS - 3
• 3. Teen dating abuse most often takes
place in the _________of one of the
partners.
HOME
25. GUESS THE STATS - 4
• 4. About ___________teens report verbal,
physical, emotional or sexual abuse each
year
1 IN 4
26. GUESS THE STATS - 5
• 5. Only ___________ of teens who have
been in or known about an abusive dating
relationship report having told anyone
about it.
• 33%
27. GUESS THE STATS - 6
• 6. ______ of parents surveyed either
believe teen dating violence is not an issue
or admit they don’t know if it’s an issue.
• 81%
28. DATING VIOLENCE CAN TAKE PLACE IN
PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY, SUCH AS
REPEATED TEXTING OR POSTING SEXUAL
PICTURES OF A PARTNER ONLINE.
UNDERSTANDING
DATING VIOLENCE
30. • Ignoring the partner’s
feelings
• Intimidation and
isolation
• Displaying
inappropriate anger
• Damaging personal
property
• Preventing the partner
from leaving
• Humiliating a partner in
public or private
• Excessive or abusive
online contact
• Sharing private
information online
PSYCHOLOGICAL / EMOTIONAL
31. • Unwanted touching,
kissing, or other sexual
activity
• Making unwanted sexual
comments
• Posting the partner’s
private sexual photos
online
• Not allowing the partner to
use birth control
SEXUAL
32. • Name calling
• Putdowns of the person
or their family and
friends
• Yelling or shouting
• Insulting the partner’s
beliefs and values
• Using sexually
derogatory names
• Threatening the person
or their family and
friends
VERBAL
33. • Stealing your money
• Using your ATM or
credit card without your
consent
• Deliberately breaking or
damaging your
possessions
• Not letting you go to
work
• Stress leads to job loss
FINANCIAL
34. • Extreme jealousy
• Controlling behavior
• Quick sexual involvement
• Unpredictable mood wings
• Alcohol or drug use
• Explosive anger
• Isolating a partner from friends
and family
• Using force during an argument
• Showing hypersensitivity
• Believes in rigid gender roles
• Blames others for his or her
problems or feelings
• Cruel to animals or children
• Verbally abusive
• Abused former partners
• Threatens violence
WARNING SIGNS
37. Nick Ransom with Wendy
Claunch (Vice President of
DASH)
Wendy Claunch is the
content manager and
technical writer for DASH.
38. The combined
DASH and WHITE
RIBBON display
Materials for our exhibit were
provided by DASH. These items
included a green throw for the
table, a banner, about 200
bracelets that were inscribed
with “dating abuse stops here”,
150 brochures and 100 flyers. In
addition to these materials, we
made about 100 white ribbons,
and the trifold display board.
44. REFLECTIONS ON THE DAY
• My favorite male interview: "I think dating abuse is a system of patterns and behaviors that
occur between a man and his spouse or whoever he or she is in a relationship with. This can be
anything from sexual abuse to verbal abuse. I guess that would also include emotional and
physical abuse too then." "I really like all the information that you have listed on your fliers and
poster! But yeah, I always had a vague idea of what the warning signs were but never really
knew for sure. I just figured I'd know it when I see it. It's like common sense. I didn't know that
people in these kinds of relationships should create a safety plan for getting out. I guess you
can never be to careful when it comes to protecting yourself" - Josh from Montgomery County
Maryland (White male. He took one of everything)
• Favorite female interview: "WOW! Just WOW! I'm so happy all of yall are doing this! This makes
my day so much better. Seeing young people, especially young men coming out here to
educate the public." "Dating abuse to me is when a male tries to harm the female he is in a
relationship with emotionally, mentally or physically. Sometimes I guess it could be the other
way around too... But I don't think it's that common" "I didn't know people will try to limit your
social circle. I mean I guess my boyfriend could want me to himself all the time. But hopefully
he would never keep me from going out and getting some me time with my friends. That's eye
opening." -Tahlya from Huston Texas (African American female. She took one of everything and
a few extra for her friends)
45. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED
• We have learned through this process that no one is immune to violence.
• We have learned that abuse strikes men, women, and children of all nationalities, ages,
educational levels, and income levels.
• We have learned that even those that have a strong support system fall victim to abuse.
• We have learned that the abused is most often silent enabling the abuse to escalate.
• We have learned that there are warning signs that we need to be aware of so that we can
help others in need.
• We have learned that we need to stop others from abusing by talking, educating,
mentoring, and campaigning against abuse.
46. KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER
• ANYONEcan be a victim of dating violence. Victims (and abusers) come from
all age groups, races, classes and backgrounds.
• ABUSEgets worse over time. It may begin with verbal abuse and escalate to
physical or sexual assault or other violence.
• YOUcannot change the abuser. For any change to take place, the abuser must take
responsibility for his/her behavior.
47. WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
• National TEEN Dating Abuse Helpline:
1-866-331-9474
TTY: 1-866-331-8453
• National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
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Editor's Notes
Teen dating violence runs across race, gender, and socioeconomic lines. Both males and females are victims. Violence is not gender specific although boys injure girls more severely. Whether abuse occurs only once or once a day abuse is a crime and must be stopped.
The following slides show some of the horrific statistics that surround dating abuse. A comparison of Intimate Partner Violence rates between teens and adults reveals that teens are at higher risk of intimate partner abuse.
Seventy seven percent of female and 67 percent of male high school students endorse some form of sexual coercion, including unwanted kissing, hugging, genital contact, and sexual intercourse.
Most abuse occurs in the home where typically individuals feel safe. If the abuse is committed in the abused person’s home the trauma is replayed over and over again. Teens do not typically have the resources to leave the home and move elsewhere.
One quarter of teens are the victim of some form of abuse. Since many people remain silent about their abusive experiences the numbers could be much higher.
Only 33 % of teens who have been in or known about an abusive dating relationship report having told anyone about it. There are a number of reasons that this statistic is so alarming. These include fear for themselves, their family and friends, thinking that they deserved to be hit, a lack of self-esteem, feeling like no one will listen, not knowing who to turn to, a lack of trust with authority, and depression.
The number of parents surveyed either believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know if it’s an issue was an astonishing 81%. If the parents are not aware of the problem, then they cannot make their children aware of dating violence and its warning signs.
Dating violence can take place in person or electronically, such as repeated texting or posting sexual pictures of a partner online
The physical actions of abuse include: hitting, slapping, punching, shoving, pinching, kicking, pulling hair, throwing objects, choking, or using a weapon.
The psychological and emotional aspects of violence include, ignoring the partner’s feelings, using intimidation and isolation, displaying inappropriate anger or rage, damaging someone’s personal property, preventing a person from leaving, humiliating a partner in private or public forums, excessive online contact, or sharing private information or photos online.
Sexual abuse can be physical, verbal, or technical. Calling someone sexually explicit names, showing someone’s private sexual photos, or not allowing your partner to use birth control are all sexually abusive acts. Sexual abuse is not just physical unwanted sexual activity of any kind.
Verbal abuse is extremely common. It is so common in fact that many people do not consider this a form of abuse. Most abusers respond by saying that they were just arguing and they didn’t really mean to call them a name or to threaten them. This is one of the first signs of abusive behavior.
Financial abuse is not a type of abuse that readily comes to mind but it is one of the rising issue around teen dating. A partner who steals you money, doesn’t let you go to work, or deliberately breaks your possessions is also considered an abuser.
These are some of the warning signs of an abusive personality. There are others and each individual is different, but this list offers the most common abusive traits. The warning signs include: Extreme jealousy, Controlling behavior, Quick sexual involvement, Unpredictable mood wings, Alcohol or drug use, Explosive anger, Isolating a partner from friends and family, Using force during an argument, Showing hypersensitivity, Believes in rigid gender roles, Blames others for his or her problems or feelings, Cruel to animals or children, Verbally abusive, Abused former partners, and Threatens violence.
Our physical project consisted of a booth with information, pamphlets, bracelets, key chains, and white ribbons. The location was to be in one of the larger downtown DC shopping venues. However, we were unable to get the necessary permits so we set up along one of the gravel pathways that boarder the national mall in Washington DC. We were about halfway between the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building. This ended up working much better than the original plan, because there was a more diverse population of people that walked by the exhibit.
Wendy Claunch is the Vice President of DASH. She helped us with our project by offering support and guidance to anyone who stopped and had questions. She provided her time offering us and others her invaluable expertise to go compliment our colorful display.
Nick made a tri-fold poster and put information from the DASH website all over it. It was bright, colorful and eye catching. We also made 80 white support ribbons and put them in a basket. We brought a table and two chairs. Wendy supplied us with a green throw for the table, a banner, about 200 rubber bracelets that said "dating abuse stops here" on them which went in the other basket, 150 brochures and 100 fliers. She also gave us about 20 pins and 15 or so key chains. We also listened to the advice that we received from one of our classmates and offered people the opportunity to take a very short two question survey. The survey was anonymous as no personal information was obtained.
We passed out all our pamphlets and fliers, as well as all the bracelets and key chains. In the four hours we were there we counted 253 people who stopped by our booth. Of those 253. one hundred and twenty seven of them took the survey.
