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Welcome to March's School Psych Corner! It's important to have healthy relationships with your classmates, friends, and partners since these relationships can help support you when you're feeling down or during stressful times. Sometimes teens do not have healthy relationships, so this month we'll share some information and resources related to teen dating violence and bullying. As a reminder, the best way to contact Mrs. Cignarella or Dr. Pinho is via email.
Teen Dating Violence
Teen Dating Violence
Defined:
A pattern of coercive behavior or physical, sexual or psychological/emotional violence used by one person to gain power and control over another in a dating relationship.
Facts:
• 1 in 3 teenagers experience some form of relationship abuse from the people they are dating.
• Nearly one in 10 high school students will experience physical violence from someone they’re dating
• 1 in 5 friends know of a teen in a relationship who has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a partner.
• Only 33% of teens who have been in or known about an abusive relationship ever tell someone about it.
What to do :
Make sure you're safe, get support, demand respect, and find help.
Bullying
Bullying
Defined:
(1) Unwanted aggressive behavior, (2) observed or perceived power imbalance, (3) repetition or high likelihood of repetition of bullying behaviors
Facts:
• About 20% of students ages 12-18 experienced bullying nationwide.
• Among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the school year, 15 % were bullied online or by text.
What to do:
Speak up and get help from an adult if you are bullied. As a bystander, prevent bullying by including students who are bullied into your activities or groups.
Resources:
1. If you are being bullied or see someone being bullied, speak up and tell a teacher, school counselor, or school psychologist.
2. StopBullying.gov has more resources to learn what to do if you or someone you know is being bullied or cyberbullied.
3. The American Psychological Association has a helpful resource for teens to learn more about teen dating violence and what to do you if you or a friend is in a violent relationship. Make sure you're safe and get support.
4. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
5. loveisrespect: 1-866-331-9474, or text “loveis” to 77054
6. Reach out to the school counselors or school psychologists!
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