Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Feb is ending, but the talk on #TDVAM continues. 🧡

30% of teens in relationships faced tech abuse last year. Digital tools should connect, not control. Monitoring a partner without enthusiastic consent isn’t safe - it’s abuse.

Healthy love =
✨ Respect
✨ Consent
✨ Privacy
✨ Boundaries

#TechSafety

🖤 Black History Month Spotlight: Ida B. Wells 🖤
Journalist, activist, & advocate for justice. Founded the Alpha Suffrage Club, mobilized voters, & fought structural violence.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
#BHM #IdaBWells #EndViolence #RacialJustice #GenderJustice

🧡 Self-Care Sunday: Time

Give yourself permission to slow down. Take a break, breathe deeply, move your body, or spend time outdoors.

Healing happens at your own pace.

#TDVAM #SelfCareSunday

🚩 Red flags are signs that a behavior is unhealthy or harmful, with or without intention. Recognizing them early supports safety, boundaries, and well-being.

#TDVAM #HealthyRelationships

🧡 Week 3 of TDVAM centers on COMMUNITY—connection, support, and not facing things alone.

More resources and education are coming all month. Free and confidential help is always available.

#TDVAM2026 #SelfCareSunday #Community #HealthyRelationships #ILCADV

🧡 Regardless of labels, healthy relationships share the same core values: respect, accountability, boundaries, and mutual decision-making.

#TDVAM #HealthyRelationships

🧡 Week 2 of TDVAM focuses on INVEST.

All month, we’re sharing content on prevention, healthy relationships, and weekly Self-Care Sundays. Stay tuned for resources and education throughout February.

Free and confidential help is always available.

#TDVAM2026 #SelfCareSunday #Invest

🧡 Setting boundaries is an expression of self-worth.

They exist in every relationship and help people stay safe and healthy. During #TDVAM, we’re highlighting tools that support respectful, healthy connections.

🧡 #TDVAM #HealthyRelationships #SettingBoundaries #SelfWorth

ICADV partnered with the Illinois Attorney General and Amazon’s Ring to distribute 1,000 Ring doorbell cameras to DV survivors statewide, giving survivors additional tools to support safety planning and evidence documentation. Watch the full press conference on Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul

🧡 Teens and young adults often experience similar dating abuse patterns due to shared development and social pressures.

ICADV created two Power and Control Wheels to help identify these behaviors clearly and support prevention.

#TDVAM2026 #PreventionEducation #ICADV

🧡 This TDVAM, we will share resources, education, and Self-Care Sunday content focused on healthy relationships and well-being.
This Self-Care Sunday centers on RESPECT for all!
Stay tuned throughout February. 🧡 Support available 24/7.
#TDVAM2026 #SelfCareSunday #HealthyRelationships