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1 in 3 teens face dating violence, and doctors should be on alert: pediatric society
New guidance says one-third of Canadian teens face dating abuse and urges routine screening, private conversations and referrals to community supports.
- On November 5, The Canadian Paediatric Society issued new guidance urging doctors to routinely discuss healthy relationships and potential dating violence with adolescent patients.
- Research cited in the guidance indicates teens in Canada experience physical, psychological, sexual, or technology-related abuse, including stalking, in their relationships, prompting the society's intervention.
- Technology like social media facilitates abusive behaviors such as tracking partners, said Dr. Megan Harrison, chair of the adolescent health committee. "Those types of behaviours happen to adults as well," she noted.
- Physicians should conduct private, confidential discussions with patients and provide educational resources, said Harrison, a pediatrician in Ottawa. "We now talk to all our patients about their relationships," she stated.
- Black, Indigenous, homeless, and gender-diverse youth face increased risks for dating violence, requiring physicians to support patients by connecting them with community resources or assisting with phone calls and webpage access.
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1 in 3 Canadian youth have faced dating violence, online abuse: Canadian Paediatric Society
A third of Canadian youth have faced dating violence — from physical and sexual abuse to online harassment — warns new guidance for health-care providers to help them screen for abusive relationships among kids and teens.
·Ottawa, Canada
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