Teen Dating & Violence
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What is teen dating violence?
Definition:
A pattern of behaviors used to obtain power and control over another person.
Physical
Pulling hair
Choking
Strangling
Pushing
Using a weapon
Slapping
Scratching
Punching
Biting
Kicking
Pinching
Burning
Emotional
Preventing the person from talking to friends / family
Insulting the person or their friends / family
Threatening to commit suicide
Humiliating the person
Financial control
Put-downs
Name calling
Yelling and screaming
Harming (or threatening to harm the person, their family, friends, pets, property, etc.)
Spreading rumors
Stalking
Digital
Excessive or unwanted text messaging, instant messaging, phone calls or e mails to check up on someone
Posing as a person and altering his or her accounts or profiles
Sharing sexual or nude pictures of the person that were given in confidence
Accessing someone’s accounts and changing passwords so he or she can no longer access them