Power & Control Wheel (below) shows the kinds of behavior perpetrators use to gain and maintain control over their victim. Domestic violence abuse is never an accident.
Statistics show that 1 in 3 teenagers has experienced violence in a dating relationship.
In dating violence, one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through abuse. Dating violence crosses all racial, economic and social lines and can be physical, sexual, economic or psychological. Early intervention is thought to be essential to helping young people develop healthy, respectful relationships with their partners.
National Domestic Violence Hotline Information on Dating and Violence
Break the Cycle
Safe & Respectful
Center for Disease Control – Teen Dating Violence
CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention is leading the initiative, Dating Matters®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships. Dating Matters is a comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model that builds upon current evidence-based practice and experience to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among youth. Three components of the Dating Matters comprehensive teen dating violence prevention model are currently available on CDC’s VetoViolence website.
Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
New Castle County 302-658-2958
Kent & Sussex Counties 1-800-701-0456
A statewide, nonprofit organization and coalition of organizations, groups and individuals that strive to promote conditions that prevent and eliminate domestic violence by educating its members and community partners; providing informational resources to the community; and advocating as a strong, unified voice for victims/survivors of domestic violence, children who are affected, domestic violence programs and victim service providers.
Futures Without Violence
www.futureswithoutviolence.org
From domestic violence and child abuse, to bullying and sexual assault, our groundbreaking programs, policy development, and public action campaigns are designed to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world.
Healthy Relationship Website – Love is Respect
www.loveisrespect.org
Provides information to concerned friends and family members, teachers, counselors, service providers and members of law enforcement.
Sexual Assault Network of Delaware/ContactLifeline 761-9800 ext. 1003
Raises awareness of the problem of sexual assault in all its forms. They include, but are not limited to: sexual assault/violence, incest, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other forms of sexual exploitation such as human trafficking and the international sex trade.
