Below are red flags for Teens to remember regarding adults, people in authority, and friends or acquaintances.

 

• Privately gives you special or personal gifts
• Allows you to see pornography
• Encourages you to sneak out
• Remarks on your physical attributes or development (“You look sexy”, for example)
• Wants to have deeply personal conversations with you about sexual things
• Makes uncomfortable touches to private areas
• Discusses their own personal problems with you
• Encourages you to keep secrets
• Threatens you with your mistakes
• Shows unnecessary physical affection in public or, especially, in private spaces
• Seeks or encourages you or others to be alone with the adult especially in private areas
• Excessively calls, texts or has other contact with you
• Asks for nude pictures or shows you nude pics of others

 

If you or another is experiencing harm, take action Do not be a Bystander.

 

Anyone who uses their position or strength to bully,

harass or abuse another person is a bully or abuser.

It doesn’t matter if they are an adult or youth.

There is always something you can do.

 

Stop the situation

Step in, and use words to instruct the participants to disengage.

Yell No, leave me or him/her alone

Telling a person directly, “NO” usually works. If it doesn’t, leave the situation and go someplace safe.

Rally assistance

Don’t be a bystander – they are just as bad as the person doing the harm. Engage others to assist.