Don’t Abuse Your Girlfriend
February 16, 2010 No Comments
In the UK teenagers think abuse in relationships is normal and up to a quarter of 13 to 17-year-old girls have “experienced physical violence from a boyfriend and a third had been pressured into sexual acts they did not want”.
A campaign is trying to raise awareness about this in the UK and to stop the violence.
If you go to this site there is an example of one of the videos they are showing.
A psychologist “told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme many girls had an expectation that ‘boys will be boys’ and violence would happen anyway.”
We want to see young people in safe and happy relationships and this means tackling attitudes towards abuse at an early age, before patterns of violence can occur.
We hope this campaign will help teenagers to recognise the signs of abuse and equip them with the knowledge and confidence to seek help, as well as understanding the consequences of being abusive or controlling in a relationship.
They say that this campaign, based on research by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), will get young people talking about abuse among their friends when they may not have otherwise acknowledged it.
I know that talking to parents and teachers can be intimidating, but hopefully, among friends, they can finally say if something doesn’t feel right to them and do something to stop it.
