Teen Dating
If you are a teenager and you need help getting out of a violent dating situation, please feel free to call us any time at (770) 304-0966
If you would like more information about healthy dating relationships - please feel free to call or email us!
Healthy Relationships:
- 1 in 5 female high school students report being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner.
- Be careful what you post on web sites such as MySpace.
- Concerned about a friend? Let them know you are available. Pay attention to their relationships. Making sure they are safe is not being noisy. Listen, be nonjudgmental, be patient.
Questions to Ask Yourself:
Does the person I am with:
- Treat me fairly and respect by beliefs, body and ideas?
- Respect my space?
- Understand when I need to get off the telephone or computer?
- View me and treat me as an equal?
- Compromise on issues and conflicts with me?
- Make me feel safe?
- Inspire trust in me?
- Allow me to make my own decisions?
- Get along with my friends and family and treat them with respect?
- Let me hang out with my friends?
- Allow me time with my friends and family?
- Get extremely jealous and possessive?
- Pressure or force me to do things physically and/or sexually that I am not comfortable with?
- Tell me how to dress and look?
- Hurt me physically, emotionally and/or sexually?
- Have financial control over me?
- Make me feel bad about myself?
- Put down my ideas, hope and/or dreams?
- Threaten to hurt themselves if we ever break up?
Dating Safety:
Consider hanging out with a group when dating a new person. Before leaving on a date know the plans and make sure someone you know is told the plans and when you are suppose to be home. A parent or friend should be the choice. Remeber reaction time is slower whey you've been using drugs or alcohol. Text or call a friend or parent to check in. Let them know if plans change. If a person is making you uncomfortable, trust your instincts. Remain calm and try to remove yourself from thesituation. Never leave your drink unattended.
Artwork below was done by high school students
Contact Us
Community Welcome House, Inc.
13 Augusta Dr,
Newnan, GA 30263
communitywelcomehouse@numail.org
Phone:(770) 304-0966
Fax:(770) 252-2938
For Emergencies Dial 911
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