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Violence and Abuse
Offers information on violence and abuse issues that affect youth such as dating violence and bullying
This section has been designed especially for teens. You will find lots of information and advice for surfing the Web and becoming more aware of the dangers of the Internet.
Source: Industry Canada
Date rape drugs include a number of substances that can have many different effects on the body. Know what these are and how to protect yourself.
Source: Thunder Bay District Health Unit
Dating violence is an intentional violent attack (whether physical, sexual, or psychological) on one partner in a relationship. Victims of dating violence might experience one incident of dating violence like a sexual assault or it could be an ongoing pattern of many incidents.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dating violence refers to abuse or mistreatment that occurs between dating partners, individuals who are having or may be moving towards an intimate relationship.
Source: Department of Justice Canada
Sex is an intimate act; sexual assault is not. It's about power, fear and control. A victim could be beaten, injured or even killed during a sexual assault, and if they drink alcohol spiked with a "date-rape" drug, they could overdose and possibly die.
Source: The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Bullying needs to be dealt with directly. To stop hurtful behaviour we all need to respond when it occurs and take steps to prevent it. The first step is recognizing when there is a problem. Here is some information to help you figure out whether a teen you know has experienced, seen, heard or taken part in bullying. This information will also help you take steps to stop the bullying and help the teen who is being bullied.
Source: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
New opportunities to connect via the Internet come with new risks of being harassed or bullied online.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Seven Steps to Preventing Sexual Assault
Source: Canadian Health Network
The objective of the RCMP National Youth Strategy is to reduce youth crime and victimization.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
For those who don’t self-harm, it can be difficult to understand why people would want to intentionally injure themselves. Self-harm is a broad term that refers to deliberate, self-damaging behaviour. It is sometimes called self-injury, self-mutilation, or self-abuse. It is deliberate, often repetitive actions to cause damage to skin, bones or other body parts.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Lists and describes the different categories of bullying and discusses their consequences on the victim. Offers strategies including how to 'bully proof' oneself.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Young people learn to cope with emotions in different ways. Tears, anger, depression and withdrawal are some of the ways of responding to and finding relief from overwhelming feelings. Self injury, also called self harm and self abuse, refers to deliberate acts that cause harm to one's body, mind and spirit.
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association
This fact sheet provides an overview of violence perpetrated by and among youth in Canada.It focuses on both young perpetrators and young victims and examines the causes and effects of violence.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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