Summary of State Laws on Teen Date Violence

The National Conference of State Legislatures has a website: Summary of State Laws on Teen Dating Violence which includes legislation introduced in 2009 and information about state laws.
1 in 11 adolescents say they have been the victim of physical dating violence; a separate survey indicated that 1 in 4 teens self-report physical, verbal, emotional or sexual abuse every [...]

Teen Dating Bill of Rights

Teen Dating Bill of Rights
I have the right:
To always be treated with respect – In a respectful relationship, you should be treated as an equal.
To be in a healthy relationship – A healthy relationship is not controlling, manipulative, or jealous. A healthy relationship involves honesty, trust, and communication.
To not be hurt physically or emotionally – [...]

Women warriors take on domestic violence and sexual assault

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/59339272.html
By Tanya Lee, Today correspondent
Sep 18, 2009
From North Dakota to Arizona, strong, talented, accomplished Native American women are taking up the challenge of protecting themselves and their sisters, their mothers and aunts, their grandmothers and granddaughters, from the devastation of domestic violence and sexual assault.
The level of violence against women and children in the U.S. [...]

Presidential Proclamation-15th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

September 14, 2009
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 A PROCLAMATION
Today, we commemorate a milestone in our Nation’s struggle to end violence against women. Authored by then United States Senator Joe Biden and signed into law in September 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) [...]

“I wish we had called police”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Text: Send a new message in our rural communities
“I wish we had called the police on any one of those nights, but we just thought that she would handle it.” – Quote from a neighbor of Candace Wertz who, along with three other people, including two toddlers, was killed by her former boyfriend when he [...]

Teen Date Violence: State Report Cards

http://www.breakthecycle.org/resources-state-law-report-cards-2009.html
Break the Cycle: State Report Cards on Teen Date Violence
Break the Cycle presents the 2009 State-by-State Teen Dating Violence Report Card.
Teens across the country face overwhelming obstacles to accessing help for domestic and dating violence, particularly civil domestic violence protection orders.
In 2008, Break the Cycle conducted a nationwide review of each state’s civil domestic violence [...]