1. S.A.V.E.S S.A.V.E.S. Students Against Violence, Exploitation and Sexual Assault. S.A.V.E.S. is a group of Kelly students that will be helping promote the counseling services available in the community S.A.V.E.S. is working on Violence Intervention.

2. Teen Dating Violence

3. What is teen dating Violence Teens experience domestic violence in their relationships too. There are many types of abuse that teens often believe are normal in a relationship. Even though teen relationships are different from adult relationships in many ways, teens do experience the same types of physical, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse. Teens also face unique obstacles if they decide to get help. Unlike many adults, teens may not have money, transportation, or safe places to go. They might have concerns about lack of confidentiality, reports to police, child protective services and parental notification.

5. You Might be in abusive relationship if: threatens you? is violent? scares you? treats you badly? is jealous and possessive, won't let you have friends, checks up on you, won't accept breaking up? tries to control you by being bossy, giving orders, making all the decisions, not taking your opinions seriously? puts you down in front of friends, tells you that you would be nothing without him?

6. has a history of fighting, loses temper quickly, brags about mistreating others? grabs, pushes, shoves, or hits you? pressures you for sex or is forceful or scary about sex? gets too serious about the relationship too fast? abuses alcohol or other drugs and pressures you to take them? has a history of failed relationships, and blames the other person for all the problems? makes your family and friends uneasy and concerned for your safety? makes you worry about his reactions to things you say or do?

7. Violence Cycle

8. IF YOU or someone you know is a Victim of Teen Dating Violence WE CAN HELP

9. Resources This project was supported by Grant No. 2010-WY-AX-K026 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. The Safe space. Teen Dating Violence. http://www.thesafespace.org