Talking with Teens About Consent
By Jenn Rockefeller A teenager’s world is ever-changing. They face pressures that adults likely did not at their age. Pressures in both school and their social circles can begin to intensify. When a teen begins to reach physical maturity, their world can become a mixture of confusion, anxiety and further pressure from peers. They may […]
How to Talk To Your Parents About Being Abused
By Jenn Rockefeller Being a teenager is hard enough as it is. When abusive relationships are added into a teen’s already confusing world, things can get even more complicated. If you’re a teen and you think you’re in an abusive relationship, a bunch of questions could be racing through your mind. Do you tell anyone? […]
“They’re Just Kids:” The Dangers of Minimizing Teen Dating Violence
By Chyna Snell Abuse in intimate relationships does not discriminate by age. High school students, many of whom are navigating young love for the first time, experience violence at the hands of their romantic partners that we need to take as seriously as the domestic abuse that adults experience. According to DoSomething.org, an alarming 1.5 […]
Survivor Story: My Abuser Stabbed Me with Knives and Screwdrivers
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was 17 years old back then. I was young, naïve, and thought that everyone had a heart like mine. Reality quickly taught me differently. I was a child that chose to be with a man that could’ve been my father. Nothing came good of that choice – except my two […]
Survivor Story: I am a Teen Dating Violence Survivor
Written by: BTSADV Survivor I was 15 when I went through my first relationship. It was love at first sight, and that’s when I knew he was the boy I wanted to take home to meet my family. The first two months were amazing. He treated me so well, buying me flowers and necklaces and […]
Talking About Healthy Relationships with Your Teen
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” I Timothy 4:12 (NIV) We were all young once, or maybe some still are. Youth brings laughter, opinions, attitudes, more laughter, some crying and a whole lot […]
