All services are free and confidential.

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On any given night, 100 women and children sleep safely at our residential campus.

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All services are available in English and Spanish

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To access all Genesis services, call the 24-hour helpline.

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All services are free and confidential. • On any given night, 100 women and children sleep safely at our residential campus. • All services are available in English and Spanish • To access all Genesis services, call the 24-hour helpline. •

Everyone deserves a
healthy relationship

Learn more about what a healthy young adult relationship looks like by clicking the link below.

 Teen Dating Abuse

Dating violence is a pattern of violent behavior that one person uses to exert power and control over another. It can happen to anyone, at any age, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, level of education or economic background.

 Abuse isn’t always physical. It can also be verbal, emotional, sexual ore even digital.

    • Calling you bad names or using words to put you down

    • Withholding affection or refusing to communicate at all

    • Constantly criticizing

    • Displaying passive-aggressive behavior

    • Restricting you from talking to others because of jealousy or mistrust

    • Using technology like texting or social media to bully, harass or intimidate you

    • Threatening to post intimate photos of you without your permission

    • Demanding to know your passwords on social media or to unlock your phone

    • Tracking or monitoring where you are, who you are with or talking to through social media or technology

    • Hurting you physically in any way

    • Driving recklessly

    • Threatening to hurt you, or someone you care about

    • Using physical intimidation

    • Taking away your phone or keys, not allowing you to leave a room or place

    • Coercing you into sex or any other sex act that you are not comfortable with

    • Threatening to break up with you or spread rumors if you refuse sexual acts

    • Posting or threatening to post revenge porn

    • Sexting without consent to do so

    • Guilt-tripping you into sexual acts

 

The Facts

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The Facts ✅

  • Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence - 3x the national average.

  • Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner every year.

  • Only 33% who were in a violent relationship ever told anyone about the abuse. 67% did not tell anyone.

Being in an abusive is a scary and confusing time. To receive support, call or text the 24-hour helpline. 214.946.HELP (4357)

All Genesis services are free, confidential and available in English and Spanish.

Are you in a healthy relationship?

Put your relationship
to the test 📝

Does your partner . . .

⃠ Call you bad names or use words to put you down?

⃠ Look at you or act in a way that scares you?

⃠ Force or coerce you into having sex?

⃠ Call or text you excessively?

⃠ Check your phone or social media without your permission?

⃠ Have an explosive temper or mood swings?

⃠ Act extremely jealous or possessive?

⃠ Shove you, slap you or hit you?

⃠ Control what you do, tell you who you can see or talk to or decide where
you can go?

If you checked even one of these items, you may be in an abusive dating relationship.

 

 Should I leave?

Every relationship is different, and you are the expert on your unique situation. Below are some options to consider which may help increase your level of safety during this difficult time.

  1. If you feel that you are in immediate danger, you can always call 911.

  2. You may want to consider reducing the time you spend alone.

  3. Consider changing your social media passwords and/or blocking your partner’s ability to post to your pages.

  4. You can change your cell phone number.

  5. If you feel safe to do so, you can tell principals, counselors, teachers and/or friends about your situation.

  6. If you go to the same school as your partner, consider changing class times, schedules or your typical route to class.

 

 Is your friend (child, student, roomate) in an abusive relationship?

Red flags to look out for-

🚩 Her partner seems to have control over her choices, or she has to get approval.

🚩 She appears afraid to defy or disagree with her partner.

🚩 She tends to minimize words and/or behaviors in the relationship that seem inappropriate or abusive to you.

🚩 She is isolated from friends and activities at school, only spending time with her partner.

🚩 Her partner doesn’t allow her to be alone with other guys.

🚩 Her partner walks her to and from every class.

🚩 She seems anxious to check in, be available or to respond to partner’s calls or messages.

🚩 She’s fearful of her partner getting upset with her, or being in trouble if she doesn’t do what her partner wants.

 

How you can help a friend-

  1. Believe her.
    What’s happening in her relationship is not okay and she will need support.

  2. Don’t blame her.
    This isn’t her fault. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their relationship.

  3. Help her begin to think about safety planning.
    Create a list of trusted friends, adults and teachers she can talk to when she feels unsafe.

  4. Refer her to Genesis.
    You don’t have to be an expert - we are. She can call or text the Genesis 24-hour helpline anytime for immediate professional support. 214.946.HELP (4357)

  5. Continue to provide support.
    Let her know you are there for her if she needs to talk.