Healthy relationships thrive on respect, kindness, and trust. Unhealthy ones rely on an imbalance of power that’s maintained through the use of controlling behaviors, emotional abuse, or physical aggression. Sadly, 1 in 11 high school students report being physically hurt by a date. Help your students learn to recognize and protect themselves from unhealthy relationships and dating abuse with the following discussion questions and activities.

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