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Teen Dating Abuse

	*1 in 4 high school relationships is abusive.* How can you tell?

Does Your Partner...
Isolate you from people you care about most or from friends you had before you began dating? Embarrass you or make fun of you in front of your friends? Intimidate you into doing what he/she wants? Make you feel like there's "no way out" of the relationship? Get jealous when you talk to another guy/girl? Threaten you with force, words, or weapons? Use alcohol or drugs as an excuse for saying hurtful things or abusing you? Get extremely angry a lot and you don't understand why? Blame you for what he/she does? Physically force you to do what you do not want to do?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be in an abusive dating relationship.
Resources
CONTACT us or visit the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Abuse Visit our RESOURCES page for helpful books about teen dating violence Visit our ABOUT DV page for information about domestic violence Visit our GET INVOLVED page to learn how to help a friend Access resources for teens offered by Families First Meet with your local school guidance counselor or school resource office