Dating violence occurs when a person in a current or past dating relationship uses physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control the other person in the relationship.
Examples of dating violence against a student may include physical or sexual assaults; name-calling; put downs; or threats directed at the student, the student’s family members, or members of the student’s household.
Dating Violence Contacts/Resources
The Family Place
24 Hour Crisis Line 214-941-1991
www.familyplace.org
Hope’s Door
Hotline 972-422-7233
www.hopesdoorinc.org
Genesis Women’s Shelter
24 Hour Hotline 214-946-HELP (4357)
www.genesisshelter.org
Dallas Domestic Violence Resources
www.dallasdvresources.org
Center for Disease Control – Violence Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teen_dating_violence.html