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The 16 member centers offer the multisession Safe Dates curriculum to help
prevent teen dating violence. For antibullying and healthy relationship training
for schools and youth organizations, call
the Alabama Coalition Against Rape
– 334-264-0123, ext 301.
If you or someone you care about is a victim of dating violence (or if
you’re a perpetrator of dating violence and want help to know how to
stop), there is help available! Ms. Jones recommends going to an adult
you can trust. If that is not an option or if you need additional help, you
can go to www.teenlineonline.org, call the National Teen Dating Abuse
Helpline at 1-866-331-9474 (you can also text “loveis” to 22522), or call
the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
DID YOU KNOW?
Some states do not consider a violent dating relationship to be domestic
abuse, which means those victims are unable to apply for a restraining
order for protection from their abusers. In Alabama, in order to qualify
for a protection order, the abuser must be someone:
• You live with or used to live with
• You have a child with
• You are married to or used to be married to
• In your immediate family
• In your extended family (related to the 6th degree)
Visit TheFocusProgram.com for more information.
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