Get the Facts
Violence Continues in Cycles
Know the Facts: What Is Relationship Violence?
- A relationship where one partner is afraid or intimidated by the other
- Behavior by one partner that is used to maintain control over the other
- Relationship violence may include verbal threats, physical assaults, emotional abuse (like yelling or insults), and/or unwanted sexual activity
- Relationship violence also includes threats of one partner killing himself if the other partner leaves
- A violent relationship may included one partner harassing the other partner with excessive phone calls, texting, paging
- Extreme possessiveness may be a part of a violent relationship
Teen DV Facts
Love Doesn't Have to Hurt Teens
Teen Dating Violence in Numbers
Just the Facts in Numbers
- 38 % of date rape victims are girls between 14 and17 years of age
- 25% of middle and high school students know someone in an abusive relationship.
- 70% of pregnant teenagers say their partners abuse them
