Professionals from DeWitt County DOVE will be at Clinton High School starting this week, discussing teen dating violence and other subjects related to abuse happening in high school relationships. Megan Neville, with DeWitt County DOVE, explains this is something they do year after year at the high school.

 

 

Neville indicates dating abuse and dating violence among teens is more common than you might think. She feels it's becoming a more approachable topic as well.

 

 

A new challenge facing teens is the use of social media. Neville says this is one avenue that continues to expand the avenues of bullying and abuse. She feels with social media there is no escape.

 

 

Neville says the term 'dating violence' is often not the physical abuse of a bad relationship, and starts much more innocently and builds over time. She hopes as they continue to get their message out to students, the cycle of abuse in relationships begins to diminish.