Teen dating violence is a type of intimate partner violence that can happen between someone you are currently dating or even someone from the past.
This can include physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and/or stalking abuse within a dating relationship among adolescents. This can occur in person, electronically, or online. Some ways teen dating violence occurs includes repeated texts/calls, isolation from your friends/family, posting sexual pictures without consent, teasing, jealousy, name-calling, and many more. These patterns of controlling behaviors can lead to more serious violence and abuse in the future.
Teens often think these behaviors are “normal”, but these are not healthy. Teen dating violence can be more difficult to identify than domestic violence because of all the changes physically and emotionally that teens go through at that age, but there are a few common signs to look for: failing grades, isolation from those they normally would hang out with or be around, mysterious injuries, excessive phone use- getting multiple calls from boyfriend or girlfriend, frequently checking messages, or feelings of panic when away from their phone/devices.
This can include physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and/or stalking abuse within a dating relationship among adolescents. This can occur in person, electronically, or online. Some ways teen dating violence occurs includes repeated texts/calls, isolation from your friends/family, posting sexual pictures without consent, teasing, jealousy, name-calling, and many more. These patterns of controlling behaviors can lead to more serious violence and abuse in the future.
Teens often think these behaviors are “normal”, but these are not healthy. Teen dating violence can be more difficult to identify than domestic violence because of all the changes physically and emotionally that teens go through at that age, but there are a few common signs to look for: failing grades, isolation from those they normally would hang out with or be around, mysterious injuries, excessive phone use- getting multiple calls from boyfriend or girlfriend, frequently checking messages, or feelings of panic when away from their phone/devices.
THE CRISIS
According to data from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey:
- Nearly 1 in 11 female and approximately 1 in 15 male high school students report having experienced physical dating violence in the last year.
- 1 in 3 teens in the U.S. will experience teen dating violence before becoming adults
- About 1 in 9 female and 1 in 36 male high school students report having experienced sexual dating violence in the last year.
- 26% of women and 15% of men who were victims of contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime first experienced these or other forms of violence by that partner before age 18.
- Almost 43% of college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors
Teen Dating Violence can have short-term and long-term negative effects on adolescents. This could mean experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression, long term trust issues, suicidal thoughts, bad habits such as substance use, or even problems in future relationships.
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