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The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Group, Inc., commonly known as "Jennifer Ann's Group", is a Code Section 501(c)(3) public charity based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose aims are to educate young people about the prevalence of teen dating violence, how to identify these relationships, and how to extricate themselves safely from such relationships.
Teen dating violence is the physical, sexual, or psychological / emotional abuse (or violence) within a dating relationship among adolescents. [1] Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been a well examined and documented phenomenon in adults; however, there has not been nearly as much study on violence in adolescent dating relationships, and it ...
Jennifer's Hope was founded in August 2006 by Jennifer's mother, Elizabeth Crecente. She speaks to teens and professionals, has had several statewide and national appearances, and is involved in the Austin/Travis county community drives to prevent teen dating violence and promote healthy relationships. [28]
Almost 50 percent of teens admit to being the victim of some kind of dating violence
Angela Barker OAM is an Australian advocate for victims of domestic violence. Assault and recovery On 7 March 2002, at 16 years old, Barker was assaulted by her 20-year-old boyfriend. [1] [2] [3] They had been dating since Angela was 14, and he had previously assaulted her multiple times. His attacks culminated that day in 2002, after Barker ...
The mother of a 15-year-old girl stabbed to death by her boyfriend has called for the law to be changed to better protect young victims of domestic abuse.. Micala Trussler, the mother of Holly ...
The teen called that afternoon and asked her to pick him up early. Investigators said there was a disturbance at the school before the shooting but have not confirmed if it involved Gilbert or the ...
Whitney Joiner of Salon.com wrote, "The Diary of a Teenage Girl is one of the most brutally honest, shocking, tender and beautiful portrayals of growing up in America.” [3] Michael Martin of nerve.com described the book as “the most honest depiction of sexuality in a long, long time; as a meditation on adolescence, it picks up a literary ball that’s been only fitfully carried after ...