NORFOLK, Neb. -- February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and one northeast Nebraska non-profit is raising awareness.

"I think our teens are our next generation and we want to stop the violence at their age before it continues," said Lyndsey Figgner, the outreach coordinator for Bright Horizons.

Bright Horizons is helping educate the public on the subject by holding a support group this month and sending out information to schools about signs that dating violence is occurring in a student's life.

Figgner said some signs of teen dating violence include failing classes, personality changes, and changes in physical appearance.

"Teenagers are not very open about talking about violence in their relationship," she said. "A lot of teens don't believe it happens."

According to Figgner, one in three teenage relationships involve some kind of abuse whether it's verbal, physical, emotional, or sexual.

And nearly two in three teens will never tell anyone that they are suffering from abuse.

Figgner said that the Norfolk location sees about one teenager a month come into their facility.

She detailed what Bright Horizons does to help assist teens.

"Sometimes we do protection orders or harassment orders," Figgner said. "Sometimes we safety plan with them and how to get out that relationship in a safe way."

Figgner also told News Channel Nebraska why she believes Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month is important.

"Violence can start at any time," she said. "There is no set age that violence happens and it may only happen once or twice and they may not be aware of what violence looks like."

The Norfolk location will be holding a support group for teenagers on Saturday, February 18th at 4 p.m.

Bright Horizons has locations in O'Neill and Ainsworth. 

For more information about receiving services from Bright Horizons, visit their website.