When He's the One Hurting: A Teen Guide to Recognizing Abuse, Coercion, Control & Finding Courage Speak Up

When He's the One Hurting What happens when the person being hurt is the boy?When He's the One Hurting is a practical teen guide to recognizing abuse, coercion, control, emotional harm, and unhealthy relationship patterns when a male is the victim.Through realistic stories, honest conversations, reflection questions, and relatable situations, this book explores the pressures that can keep boys silent. Readers learn how jealousy, humiliation, digital control, sexual pressure, threats, isolation, and physical aggression can affect boys too-and why strength, size, or gender do not cancel someone's right to feel safe.This book also addresses the myths that often stop male victims from speaking up, including the belief that boys should "handle it," that a girl can not abuse them, or that asking for help makes them weak.Teens will learn how to recognize warning signs, respond when a friend is hurting, set boundaries, seek trusted adult support, create a safety plan, and rebuild confidence after an unhealthy relationship.Part of the Smart Hearts, Strong Futures series, When He's the One Hurting reminds readers that abuse is about power and control-not gender.Every teen deserves to feel safe, heard, respected, and believed.