{"id":79,"date":"2022-06-21T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/share-your-story\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T22:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T22:05:02","slug":"abuse-starts-youngerthanyouthink","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/abuse-starts-youngerthanyouthink\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Your Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Break the Cycle applauds the connection between the arts and survivor stories.\u00a0 Many of you have shared the healing power of creation when sharing your experiences.\u00a0 We receive many requests to review\/support\/promote various forms of art.\u00a0 At this time Break the Cycle will only review books and other forms of survivor stories if they are directly about a young person and\/or written\/created by a person between the ages of 12 – 24.\u00a0 If you are an adult and would like to share your story please feel free to join the LINA coalition<\/a> and use any of those platforms to connect with other caring adults.\u00a0 If you are 24 or younger please contact <\/span>media@breakthecycle.org<\/a>. 12-24 year olds can also share their stories using blogs, tweets, and artwork through Let’s Be Real<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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When we think of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we often think of an older woman with children who is being abused. While unfortunately that situation is common and accurate, the story begins long before that moment. More than half of women (69.5%) and men (53.6%) who have been physically or sexually abused or stalked by a dating partner, first experienced abuse between the ages of 11-24.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We invite you to show the reality of that statistic by sharing your stories of dating abuse and unhealthy relationship behaviors on social media with the hashtag #YoungerThanYouThink<\/strong>. Our hope is the hashtag will become an online home for survivors to share, connect, and heal. Please join us, follow along, and share the campaign photos below. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

#YoungerThanYouThink Social Media Posts<\/h3>\n

Download shareable graphics for social media like the one you see above when you participate in the #YoungerThanYouThink campaign. Tag us @breakthecycledv on Twitter and @breakthecycle on Facebook and Instagram!<\/p>\n

More than half of women (69.5%) and men (53.6%) who have been physically or sexually abused or stalked by a dating partner, first experience abuse between the ages of 11-24.1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n