Transitions Announces 4th Annual Teen Dating Violence Video Contest

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Transitions of PA is pleased to announce the Fourth Annual Teen Dating Violence Video Contest for high school students attending public or home schools in Northumberland, Snyder, or Union Counties.  Students are asked to create a brief video focused on teen dating violence awareness and ending dating abuse for a chance to win cash prizes.

The contest is hosted by Transition of PA.  Founded in 1975, Transitions provides an array of free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and all other serious crimes. Offering awareness and prevention education, medical and legal advocacy as well as confidential individual, family or group counseling, and professional training sessions, Transitions knows that violence and abuse do not just affect women and girls.

It affects those who care about them, their families, their friends, their coworkers, and their communities. Teen Dating Violence is defined as physical, sexual, mental, verbal or emotional abuse in dating relationships. Abusive relationships may also involve stalking. Teen dating violence can happen to anyone.  Abusive behaviors often occur through the use of social media, text messages, and email.

·       Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner – a figure that far exceeds victimization rates for other types of violence affecting youth.1

·       Nationwide, nearly one in ten high-school students (8.9 percent) has been hit, slapped or physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend.2

·       One in four teen girls in a relationship (26 percent) says she has been threatened with violence or experienced verbal abuse, and 13 percent say they were physically hurt or hit.3

·       One in five tweens – age 11 to 14 – say their friends are victims of dating violence and nearly half who are in relationships know friends who are verbally abused. Two in five of the youngest tweens, ages 11 and 12, report that their friends are victims of verbal abuse in relationships.4

All acts of violence are heinous, we aim to have conversations that bring awareness to this issue and to help end all forms of violence against and abuse.  Teenage victims of physical abuse are more likely than to smoke, use drugs, engage in risky sexual behaviors, and attempt or consider suicide than those who are in non-abusive relationships.

Entering the contest is easy… from now until February 12th, 2018 students can create a 30-60 second video focusing on dating violence, this should include what a healthy relationship is, the signs of abuse and how to get help.  Participants should upload their videos to YouTube and send their links to heather_s@transitionsofpa.org. (There is an underscore _ between heather and s).

When submissions are in, a team of staff members at Transitions will choose up to five finalists.  These videos will then be placed on Transitions’ Facebook page for the public to decide the winner by the number of “likes” each video receives.  Your team will be notified if your video is one of the five finalists so you can start campaigning for “likes”.

The top three videos will all receive cash prizes and the winning video will be played on Transitions’ website and used for other events throughout the year.  The first place video will receive $500, the second place video will receive $250, and the third place video will receive $100.
For more information on contest guidelines and teen dating violence visit Transitions’ website at www.transitionsofpa.org.
CONTEST CONTACT:

Heather Shnyder, heather _s@transitionsofpa.org, 570-523-1134

References:
1 Davis, Antoinette, MPH.  2008.  Interpersonal and Physical Dating Violence among Teens.  The National Council on Crime and Delinquency Focus.  Available at http://www.nccd-
crc.org/nccd/pubs/Dating%20Violence%20Among%20Teens.pdf.     
2 Grunbaum JA, Kann L, Kinchen S, et al.  2004.  Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2003.  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  53(SS02);1-96.  Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5302a1.htm.   
3 Liz Claiborne Inc. 2005. Omnibuzz® Topline Findings-Teen Relationship Abuse Research.  Teenage Research Unlimited.  Available at http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/surveyresults.htm.  
4 Tween and Teen Dating Violence and Abuse Study, Teenage Research Unlimited for Liz Claiborne Inc. and the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline.  February 2008.  Available at
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/pdf/Tween%20Dating%20Abuse%20Full%20Report.pdf.  

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