Social Media Resources – Teen Dating Violence

Social Media Resources for Teen Dating Violence

To raise awareness around Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, the Children's Bureau Learning & Coordination Center (CBLCC) has developed several captivating social media messages. Help us build awareness and engage the public! Download these resources (right-click, then “Save image as...”) to use in your own e-mails, newsletters, presentations, or other tools, or share directly to your Facebook page.

Resource: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/ teendatingviolence/fastfact.html


Facebook: Teen dating violence is common. Data from @CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that among U.S. high school students who reported dating, about 1 in 12 experienced both physical and sexual #datingviolence.

Twitter: Teen dating violence is common. Data from @CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that among U.S. high school students who reported dating, about 1 in 12 experienced both physical and sexual #datingviolence.

Resource: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/data/teen-dating-violence-awareness-month-calendar-tdvam


Facebook: Join individuals around the nation in wearing #orange on #February 8! Wear Orange Day aims to raise #awareness of #teendatin abuse and send the message that abuse will not be tolerated. Take a picture wearing orange and post on social media with the hashtags #TDVAM2023 #Orange4Love #HealthyRelationshipsAreLearned and tag @DVCCCT.

Twitter: Join individuals around the nation in wearing #orange on #February 8! Take a picture wearing orange and post on social media with the hashtags #TDVAM2023 #Orange4Love #HealthyRelationshipsAreLearned and tag @DVCCCT.

Resource: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/ teendatingviolence/fastfact.html


Facebook: Teens often think some behaviors, like teasing and name-calling, are a “normal” part of a relationship. However, these behaviors can become #abusive and develop into serious forms of violence. Many #teens do not report unhealthy behaviors because they are afraid to tell family and friends. Give teens a safe space to talk about their abuse.

Twitter: Teens often think some behaviors, like teasing and name-calling, are a “normal” part of a relationship. Many #teens do not report unhealthy behaviors because they are afraid to tell family and friends. Give teens a safe space to talk about their abuse.

Resource: https://youth.gov/feature-article/teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month


Facebook: February is National #TeenDatingViolence Awareness and Prevention Month (#TDVAM). This issue impacts everyone. Not just teens, but also their parents, teachers, friends and communities are affected. Let’s raise the nation's awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe, healthy relationships.

Twitter: February is National #TeenDatingViolence Awareness and Prevention Month (#TDVAM). This issue impacts everyone, so let's raise awareness.

Resource: https://youth.gov/youth-topics/teen-dating-violence


Facebook: Healthy #relationships consist of trust, honesty, respect, equality, and compromise. Unfortunately, #teendatingviolence is a serious problem in the United States. A national survey found that about ten percent of teens, female and male, had been the victims of physical dating violence within the past year, approximately 29 percent of adolescents reported being verbally or psychologically #abused within the previous year.

Twitter: Healthy #relationships consist of trust, honesty, respect, equality, and compromise. Unfortunately, 29% of adolescents reported being verbally or psychologically #abused within the previous year.

Resource: https://www.loveisrespect.org/get-involved/tdvam/


Facebook: Each February, young adults and their loved ones across the nation raise #awareness about the issue of teen dating violence through Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (#TDVAM). Selected by the love is respect Youth Council, “Be About It” is a continuation of last year's theme. This year during TDVAM, let's focus on education, engagement, and empowerment. Join us as we magnify our young people’s voices, highlighting the issues #teens face related to healthy relationships. Whether offering support, or relationship education, or connecting someone to resources, “Be About It” calls on us all to create a world free from relationship abuse.

Twitter: Each February, young adults and their loved ones across the nation raise #awareness about the issue of teen dating violence through Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (#TDVAM).