Reducing Teen Break-up Violence
Peace Talks Radio
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What do you think of when you think of abusive relationships? Probably
adults, married, right? We often overlook the age group that is perhaps
most susceptible and underprepared to handle domestic abuse—teens.
According to iloverespect.org, only 33% of teens in abusive relationships
tell someone about it. At an age when they are only beginning to find out
about dating and about, really, themselves, teens can get caught like a
deer in the headlight when faced with abuse. That is why taking this
problem head-on we need to equip teenagers with the adequate knowledge and
emotional skills at an early age.
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we go in-depth to understand the
psychology of abuse and break-up violence, the precedents set by media
about relationships, and the programs that can help alleviate the problem.
Yamini Ranjan talks with three experts including Dr. Malcolm Astley, a
father and educator who lost his daughter to break-up violence, Jessica
Teperow, Director of Prevention programs at REACH MA, and Nicole Daley,
the Director of the Division of Violence and Injury Prevention at the MA
Department of Public Health.