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Family Crisis Network
~ Care & Advocacy for Victims of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault ~
~ Assistance & Support During Times of Need ~
Family & Children First
~ Coordination of Services for Vulnerable Youth & Their Families~
RAFT Supervised Visitation Center
~ Local Safe Haven for Supervised Visits & Safe Exchanges ~
Recent Stories
Our Home Family Resource Center Seeks A Fiscal Manager
Join Our Team! Our Home is accepting applications for a Part-time Fiscal Manager – Deadline to apply is October 15th. We are seeking an individual with proficiency in accounting practices and payroll, office management, and computer applications QuickBooks, Excel,...
read moreWinter Warmth Day – October 27th
Our Home Family Resource Center and Kiwanis Club of Celina are partnering distribute new and/or clean, gently-used coats to folks in need on “Winter Warmth Day” Saturday, October 27th. Mercer County residents who are unable to purchase a coat this year, for their...
read moreOur Home Receives Award
Each year, West Ohio Community Action Partnership (offices in Celina, Harrod, Perry Township, Spencerville, and Lima and Wapakoneta) recognizes an organization that has been an asset to their agency and helpful to the community “providing opportunities to people to...
read moreOur Home Family Resource Center Receives CareSource Foundation Grant
Our Home Family Resource Center has been awarded a grant from CareSource Foundation for their Direct Services & Referral program. Since 2006, the CareSource Foundation has awarded grants to nonprofits who are working to eliminate poverty, provide much-needed...
read moreYou are Making a Difference!
Thanks to your donations, 306 children in need from all across the county (Celina, Coldwater, Immaculate Conception, St. Henry, Parkway, and Ft. Recovery) are returning to school with new book bags and essential school...
read moreHopkins Earns Certification
Erin Hopkins recently earned Registered Advocate Certification. The certification is awarded by the Ohio Advocate Network (OAN) and is earned by those who meet specific continuing education and work experience criteria in provision of services to those victimized by...
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The domestic violence field is learning new things all the time. One area that’s increased in awareness is dating violence, especially among high school and college students.
So, how serious is dating violence for high schoolers?
• Nearly 21% of female high school students and 13.4% of male high school students report being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.
• Almost 1.5 million high school students in the United States are physically abused by dating partners every year.
• A 2013 study of 10th graders found that 35% had either been physically or verbally abused, while 31% were perpetrators of physical or verbal abuse.
• 10% of teenage students in dating relationships were coerced into sexual intercourse during the previous year.
• 25% of teens in relationships were victims of cyber dating abuse, according to one study. Female were twice as likely to be victims as males.
• 57% of teens know someone who has been physically, sexually, or verbally abusive in a dating relationship.
• Only 33% of teenage dating abuse victims ever told anyone about it.
• Half of youth reporting dating violence and rape also reported attempting suicide. This is compared to 12.5% of non-abused girls and 5.4% of non-abused boys.
Excerpt From: https://ncadv.org/blog/posts/quick-guide-teen-dating-violence
