You Oughta Know: Teens Talking About Dating and Abuse

199723 minFilm: Documentary

Produced by Woodlawn Communication. For purchase, contact: Kinetic Inc.

This youth-oriented video uses "spoken-word poetry" and real-life stories told by teens to provide accurate accounts of their own experiences with dating abuse. Interviews with and discussions between teens about dating and relationships offer a glimpse of their ideas, misconceptions, and realizations. This film helps young people recognize and challenge unacceptable attitudes and behaviour and to define healthy relationships between the sexes.

Subject categories


  • Sexuality and Reproduction > AdolescenceInterpersonal Relationships
  • Children and Youth > Adolescent Social BehaviourSexuality
  • Social Issues > AdolescentsViolence