Safe Passage organizes Teen Support Group

Batesville, In. — Safe Passage, Inc. has organized a Teen Support Group.

The ten week program for 14 to 17-year-olds will focus on teen dating violence, asset building and activities aimed at preventing future unhealthy relationships.

Statistics from the Center for Disease Control say 1 in 4 teens have reported verbal, physical, emotional or physical abuse. Only 33 percent of teens involved in an abusive relationship ever tell anyone about their experience.

For more information please call 800-733-1990. The group provides shelter for battered men and women in Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Jefferson and Switzerland Counties.