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February is designated as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Since 2018, Student Life has observed programming related to Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month by extending the discussion to adult relationships (e.g. intimate partner violence, dating violence, domestic violence). Both stalking and human trafficking can be classified as warning signs or types of dating violence, based on the relationship of the offender to the victim; one of our goals is to illuminate this fact in our January programming, and then use our time in February to teach students that dating violence consists of multiple abuses, which may be physical and/or non-physical, rooted in power in control.
See the calendar of events and programs at tx.ag/AggiesAgainstViolence.
The resources below are available to help you build your knowledge during the month of February and throughout the year.
Transgressed: Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Lives by ISBN: 9781479832941Publication Date: 2019
Transgender people face some of the highest rates of violence in the US and around the world, particularly within romantic relationships. In Transgressed, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz offers a ground-breaking examination of intimate partner violence in the lives of transgender people.
An emotionally compelling read, Transgressed offers new ways of understanding the complexities of intimate partner violence through the eyes of transgender survivors.
In Love and in Danger by ISBN: 1580051871Publication Date: 1997
With one out of eleven high school students in the past year experiencing some form of physical abuse -- being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend -- young adults need to know where they can turn for help. Even more teens (as high as ninety-six percent) reported emotional and psychological abuse in their relationships. This revised and updated edition for teenagers who have questions about abusive dating relationships helps them understand the causes and consequences of their situation, learn what they can do about it, find help from parents and other adults, and discover how to build healthier relationships.
Stop Signs: Recognizing, Avoiding, and Escaping Abusive Relationships by ISBN: 1580053874Publication Date: 2012
Most abusers display warning signs that intelligent women miss, mostly because the majority of women have not been trained to recognize them. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Fairweather, an expert in the field of intimate partner violence response and prevention, provides women with the information they need to recognize dangerous men before they become victims of abuse. Educational and empowering, Stop Signs exposes the discernable attributes, tactics, and deterrents of abusers, arming women with the tools they need to choose a safe and loving partner.
A Letter to a Friend: The Story of Abuse in America by ISBN: 0692825835Publication Date: 2017
In a spectacular debut, Patty Wain Smith delivers an authentic and emotionally raw love letter to victims. This unforgettable book transcends self-help and documentaries. The conversation is intimate, affirming, and relatable for victims and those who want to know why it's so hard to leave.--It's gentle, powerful, and unspeakably honest--the perfect book to give to a friend, coworker, neighbor, family member, or anyone in an emotionally or physically abusive relationship.
Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out by ISBN: 1942186347Publication Date: 2018
A powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, and interviews written by a diverse group of adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. This anthology is a valuable resource to help teens upend stigma and create a better future.
When Tears Leave Scars: A True Story of Triumph Over Emotional Abuse by ISBN: 0578809214Publication Date: 2021
Allison has all the appearances of a perfect life. No one would ever guess she's been suffering from emotional torment inside the walls of her own home. Fans of dramatic memoirs will devour this captivating read as they journey with Allison through her confusion, denial, and grief paired with thoughts of death and murder. Can she escape captivity before she loses herself entirely? Discover what happens when Allison realizes she's not the one who's crazy as her husband made her believe.
Tornado Warning: A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its Effect On A Woman's Life by ISBN: 0982981309Publication Date: 2011
Parents, teens, and survivors are lucky that Elin Stebbins Waldal has the courage to share her own harrowing experience with teen dating violence. At 17 she unwittingly fell in love with an abusive man. Tornado Warning is the true, honest portrait of how he whittled her down with words, hands, and weapons from a confident teen to the shadow of a woman.
- Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. We envision a world free of gender-based violence for communities with equal opportunities for all to thrive. - Futures Without Violence
For more than 30 years, FUTURES has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world. - Love Is Respect
A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships. We also provide support to concerned friends and family members, teachers, counselors, and other service providers through the same free and confidential services via phone, text, and live chat. - National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
Providing national leadership to end violence against American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian women by lifting up the collective voices of grassroots advocates and offering culturally grounded resources, technical assistance and training, and policy development to strengthen tribal sovereignty. - National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Through its key initiatives and special projects, NRCDV works to improve community response to domestic violence and, ultimately, prevent its occurrence. Our comprehensive technical assistance, training and resource development are a few examples of the many ways in which NRCDV broadly serves those dedicated to ending domestic violence in relationships and communities. - One Love Foundation
One Love Foundation is a national non-profit organization with the goal of ending relationship abuse. We empower young people with the tools and resources they need to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and bring life-saving prevention education to their communities.
This Research Guide is made in collaboration with University Health Promotions. The resources highlighted and listed have been vetted by The University Health Promotions and Libraries staff and are meant to help provide accurate and helpful information surrounding the topic of the guide for all Aggies to access and use.