Officials asking for help in raising awareness of teen dating violence
SALT LAKE CITY - It is not OK to hit, slap or otherwise physically hurt a boyfriend or girlfriend, or even call them hurtful names. That's the message the Utah Department of Health hopes to spread in its newest contest for teens. Ref. Source 4
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Teen dating abuse goes digital
In another mark of the increasingly digital life of teenagers, more than 25 per cent of those who dated said their love interests threatened or harassed them online or using texts, according to a new study said to be the most comprehensive look at the phenomenon. Ref. Source 6
I feel that teens should not be dating until they are at least 15. I have no issue of a group of teens getting together to hang out as a group before this age but the one on one dates should be 15 as they have had a bit more time to mature. My five children did not start to date till they were past this age and they have had no issues that I have seen besides the break ups because their interests could not stay faithful.