The rate of date rape and dating violence among teens has skyrocketed nationwide. One reputable survey found that one-third of teenagers have reported being physically, emotionally or verbally abused by a dating partner. Since February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Crime Prevention Specialist Susan Bartelstone explores this problem with the folks from the National Resource Center for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and with counselor Dari Dyrness Olsen, author of Safe Dating for College Women, who is also a consultant for the Love Is Not Abuse Teen Dating Violence Prevention
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