{"id":325,"date":"2022-06-21T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/february-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T21:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:49:46","slug":"february-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/blog\/february-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month\/","title":{"rendered":"This February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"column\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"region region-above-content\">\n<div id=\"block-block-10\" class=\"block block-block first last odd\">\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em;\">Please note: Entries within this blog may contain references to instances of domestic abuse, dating abuse, sexual assault, abuse or harassment. At all times, Break the Cycle encourages readers to take whatever precautions necessary to protect themselves emotionally and psychologically.\u00a0 If you would like to speak with an advocate, please contact a 24\/7 peer advocate at\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"tel:866-331-9474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">866-331-9474<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times, Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>\u00a0 or text &#8220;loveis&#8221; to 22522.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-quickedit-field-id=\"node\/2655\/title\/und\/full\">This February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month!<\/div>\n<article class=\"node-2655 node node-btc-blog-post node-promoted view-mode-full clearfix\" data-quickedit-entity-id=\"node\/2655\">\n<header><\/header>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\" data-quickedit-field-id=\"node\/2655\/body\/und\/full\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveisrespect.org\/resources\/teendvmonth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month<\/a><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"> and we have tons of amazing activities planned all month long. Help us celebrate healthy relationships and join us in taking action to help spread awareness and prevent dating violence! Here\u2019s how you can help:<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">It\u2019s Time to Talk is on February 2:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Start the conversation about dating violence and sexual assault<\/span> with your family, friends, co-workers, and more on this day &#8212; or if you can\u2019t talk that day, commit to a setting a time and day this month to talk during Teen DV Month<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Listen to our <\/span><a href=\"\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legal Services Manager Laila Leigh<\/a> and Kristen Rowe-Finkbeiner on MomsRising podcast, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momsrising.org\/page\/moms\/radiopage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available to download on iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Share the <\/span><a href=\"\/warning-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning signs of dating violence<\/a> with family and friends<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Let us know you had a conversation about dating violence and share your success <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Breakthecycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on our Facebook page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Respect Week is February 8-12:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Wear something orange to commemorate Teen DV Month on <\/span>Wear Orange Day on February 9 and promote healthy relationships. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/461078447410271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Invite your friends to the event<\/a> and share your orange photos across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat and more using #Orange4Love.<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Join the Thunderclap<\/span> of the National Respect Announcement to help promote healthy relationships on Valentine\u2019s Day<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Download the Respect Week Guide<\/span> and get ideas and activities for your school or organization to make an impact on your community<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Connect with <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loveisrespect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loveisrespect<\/a>, our partnership with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a>, and find helpful resources to support your Teen DV Month community activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Share on Social Media with Break the Cycle:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Don\u2019t just talk about it &#8212; CHALK about it!<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><strong>#ChalkAboutLove is February 14 and 29. <\/strong>Chalk a sidewalk on your campus, school, neighborhood, workplace, or wherever you like about what love means to you and sharing your photos and videos with us.<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Raise awareness with your friends by setting up a hangout to talk about healthy relationships. Share your hangout selfies with us on social media<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-af08f0f0-86ea-0e33-9325-7551e3b74945\">Follow us on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Breakthecycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breakthecycledv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/breakthecycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> for more updates<\/strong> &#8212; we\u2019ll be hosting in Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC &#8212; and tell your family and friends that everyone deserves a healthy and respectful relationship!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: Entries within this blog may contain references to instances of domestic abuse, dating &#8230; <a title=\"This February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/blog\/february-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month\/\" aria-label=\"More on This February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":600,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4672,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325\/revisions\/4672"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}