Organization gives Texas teenagers red flags on relationship violence

Good for texas! If we begin training young people to watch out for these things, we will have a lot fewer abusers and fewer partners who will allow abusive partners in their lives.

illeen Daily Herald - Organization gives Texas teenagers red flags on relationship violence: "Red Flags, formed by the Texas Council on Family Violence, was organized to inform teens and young adults about how to spot and deal with dating violence.

Dating violence isn't always about physical abuse; it's a pattern of abusive behaviors – some physical, some emotional – that one person uses to control another in a relationship.

A recent survey by the Texas Council on Family Violence polled more than 900 young Texans on their attitudes toward and experiences with dating violence behaviors, ranging from controlling actions to physical harm.

Fifty percent of the respondents reported personally experiencing dating violence, whether as the target or abuser. Two out of five teens and young adults said they've experienced verbal abuse. One out of four reported physical violence, and one out of five reported sexual violence."