By the numbers
Too common
Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.
One in three teens in the U.S. is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.
One in ten high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend.
One quarter of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual abuse.
Long-lasting effects
Violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications by putting the victims at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior and further domestic violence.
Being physically or sexually abused makes teen girls six times more likely to become pregnant and twice as likely to get an STD.
Half of youth who have been victims of both dating violence and rape attempt suicide, compared to 12.5 percent of non-abused girls and 5.4 percent of non-abused boys.
Source: www.teendvmonth.org
Ten Warning Signs of Abuse For Teens
While there are many warning signs of abuse, here are ten of the most common abusive behaviors:
Checking your cell phone or email without permission;
Constantly putting you down;
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