For more information on this resource for teens, visit the website
http://www.loveisrespect.org . The hotline for teens and parents is
866-331-9474.
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New National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
Posted: February 6th, 2007
The National Domestic Violence Hotline and Liz Claiborne Inc. announced
Thursday the launch of loveisrespect.org the National Teen Dating Abuse
Helpline (NTDAH), a 24-hour national web-based and telephone helpline
created to help teens (ages 13-18) experiencing dating abuse during a press
conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC.

"If teens are not turning to their parents for help, it is essential that
they have a private outlet where they can discuss their fears with someone
who will provide immediate assistance" said Sheryl Cates, chief executive
officer of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the Texas Council on
Family Violence. "This helpline and website were designed exclusively for
teens so they can speak to a peer or an adult advocate anonymously and
confidentially."

Teens and parents anywhere in the country can call toll free, 866-331-9474
or log on to the interactive Web site, loveisrespect.org, and receive
immediate, confidential assistance. In addition to a toll-free phone line,
loveisrepect.org will be the first interactive dating abuse website, staffed
by trained advocates, where teens can write and immediately get assistance
in a one-on-one private chat room.

Liz Claiborne Inc. initiated and funded loveisrespect.org with a multi year,
million dollar grant as part of the Company's commitment to help end teen
dating abuse in this country. The helpline and website will operated by the
National Domestic Violence Hotline.

"My boyfriend terrorized me in a number of ways, but one of the most
effective was through email. Email became one of his primary methods of
control, especially when my parents refused to let us speak on the phone. He
wanted to know where I was every second of every day" says Kendrick Sledge,
a teen dating abuse survivor. "If there was a teen dating abuse helpline
when I was being abused, I might not have stayed in the relationship as long
as I did."

The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a project of the Texas
Council on Family Violence in Austin, Texas. NDVH provides empowerment-based
crisis intervention, information and referral to victims of domestic
violence and their friends and families. The Hotline serves as the only
center in the nation with access to more than 5,200 sources of help
including 2,000 battered women's shelters in the United States, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NDVH and ndvh.org operates 24 hours each day,
365 days every year, in over 150 different languages, with a TTY line
available for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing. All calls to NDVH
are anonymous.