RNW 1.4: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Hoover City Schools: The Roots and Wings Podcast

Knowing the information and starting the conversation early with our kids is the best way to prevent TDV. Start the conversation and keep it going. If you are experiencing TDV or fear that someone you know is, seek help. Talk to a trusted adult, school counselor, or interventionists. There are several resources in the greater Hoover area:

One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center provides coordinated services to victims and survivors of domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault all under one roof. Their contact number is 205-453-7261.

YWCA of Central Alabama offers DV services to residents of Jefferson, Blount, and St. Clair counties. Their 24-hour crisis line is 205-322-4878.

Safe House offers DV services to residents of Shelby, Clay, Chilton, and Coosa counties. Their number is 205-669-7233.

Crisis Center Birmingham is a 24-hour crisis line, with specific lines for teenagers and for rape response support. That number is 205-323-7273.

Other valuable resources:

10 Signs of a Healthy Relationship https://www.joinonelove.org/signs-healthy-relationship/

10 Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship https://www.joinonelove.org/signs-unhealthy-relationship

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Preventing Teen Dating and Violence

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teendatingviolence/fastfact.html#:~:text=It%20affects%20millions%20of%20teens,violence%20in%20the%20last%20year

National Domestic Violence Hotline [phone]

Live Chat Support loveisrespect.org

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Recorded: 02.11.2021

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