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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's a bittersweet reality, but according to the Marjaree Mason Center, teen dating unit is happening successful Fresno County.
"We person a precocious fig of teen dating unit present successful the successful the county," said Jessica Sailor, Prevention and Education manager "So truly being educated connected what that looks like, due to the fact that I deliberation a batch of times, it's a misconception that it's physical."
Sailor said teen dating unit tin besides beryllium sexual, verbal oregon affectional abuse.
"A miss was blamed due to the fact that her fellow mislaid the shot game, and it was her responsibility due to the fact that she wasn't sitting wherever she was expected to," she shared. "So it's conscionable this crippled of 'I'm gonna marque you consciousness arsenic small arsenic possible.'"
Teen dating unit tin permission heavy scars.
"If you're much apt to beryllium successful a teen dating unit relationship, past you're much apt to beryllium successful an big home unit relationship," Sailor said.
In an effort to forestall semipermanent abuse, the Marjaree Mason Center has partnered with 26 country precocious schools and 11 mediate schools for the KNOW MORE program.
Joshua Gonzalez joined 2 months agone due to the fact that helium wants to assistance others his age.
"It's astir teens who person been successful a benignant of home relationship," explained Gonzalez. "Let's accidental the fellow was hitting the girlfriend. The woman has each close to telephone the KNOW MORE programme and question the assistance that she deserves."
According to Sailor, galore young radical get their thought of a narration from societal media, movies oregon astatine home.
KNOW MORE promotes what a steadfast narration really looks like. In the program's online guide, it states a steadfast narration is supportive, caring, patient, amusive and includes independence.
"You don't person to beryllium the adjacent idiosyncratic to beryllium successful an unhealthy relationship," Sailor said. "You tin marque changes to, then, amended your narration moving forward."
More accusation and resources are disposable connected KNOW MORE's website, Facebook and Instagram.
If you are the unfortunate of home abuse, oregon you cognize idiosyncratic who is, determination is assistance disposable 24/7. In Fresno County, telephone the Marjaree Mason Center astatine (559) 233-4357. In each different locations, telephone the National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine (800) 799-7233.
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