Teen Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault
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What is IPV?
IPV, or intimate partner violence, is abuse that takes place in a relationship, including physical, sexual, and psychological aggression as well as stalking.
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What is sexual assault?
Sexual assault is any sexual contact or behavior that happens without explicit and enthusiastic consent from the victim.
Knowledge is power.
Read more about the impact of sexual assault on youth communities, and what we can do to prevent it.
Let’s educate ourselves.
For young adults and older - learn more about gender and teen dating violence from these short and informative TED Talks.
For Younger Ages
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"Yes! No! A First Conversation About Consent" by Megan Madison
“A picture book edition of the bestselling board book about consent, offering adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.”
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"My Body! What I Say Goes!" by Jayneen Sanders
“This book will teach children the following crucial and empowering skills in personal body safety: - identifying safe and unsafe feelings - recognizing early warning signs - developing a safety network - using the correct names for private parts - understanding the difference safe and unsafe touch - understanding the difference between secrets and surprises - respecting body boundaries.”
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"No Difference Between Us" by Jayneen Sanders
“Explore with the children in your care the important issues of gender equality and respectful relationships….This book encourages equality and respect for each other from the earliest of years. In order to reduce gender-based violence we need to teach gender equality and respectful relationships to young children”
Mutual respect
Trust and honesty
Individuality
Good communication
Comfortable
Healthy Relationships
Control
Intimidation
Disrespect
Dependence
Physical/sexual violence
Unhealthy Relationships
FIND SUPPORT
FIND SUPPORT
Find and share resources to promote help-seeking behaviors. Everyone deserves to feel safe.
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24/7 National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673
24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
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Loveisrespect.org - “the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (NTDAH), a 24-hour national web-based and telephone helpline created to help teens (ages 13-18) experiencing dating abuse”
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence - “Through our public policy, communications and capacity-building efforts, we align prevention and intervention strategies to advance social change. We believe that by sharing expertise, advocates and policy-makers can end domestic violence.”
RAINN - “RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization…RAINN carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.”
Helping Survivors - An advocacy center dedicated to providing resources for survivors. “Our mission is to assist anyone who has been victimized by sexual assault or abuse. Our website is a compilation of information around different instances of sexual violence. We offer resources to assist survivors and their families, and we will continuously be adding more.”
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What should I do if I or someone I know was sexually assaulted?
Learn how to get help for yourself or someone else.
What are my rights as a college student related to sexual harassment and assault?