Physical Abuse Includes:
hitting,
shoving,
slapping,
punching,
kicking,
restraining the victim so that they cannot leave.
Emotional Abuse Includes:
threats,
name calling,
shaming,
bullying,
isolating the victim from friends and family.
Sexual Abuse Includes:
forcing a partner to engage in a sex act when he or she does not consent,
this can be physical or nonphysical, like threatening to spread rumors if a partner refuses to have sex,
this can also include posting, taking or sharing nude photos without consent and spreading rumors that the young woman is a “whore” or a “slut.”
Stalking:
Stalking refers to a pattern of harassing or threatening tactics that are unwanted and cause fear in the victim, including following or watching the victim.
Cyber Stalking Includes:
threats via texts,
social media messages or email,
following the victim’s movements through electronic means,
tracking a person’s whereabouts through the victim’s phone,
posting embarrassing, untrue or unwanted material, including nude photos online.
How Prevalent is Teen Dating Violence?
Roughly 1.5 million high school boys and girls in the U.S. admit to being intentionally hit or physically harmed in the last year by someone with whom they are romantically involved.
1 in 3 young people will be in an abusive relationship.
Females between the ages of 16 and 24 are roughly 3 times more likely than the rest of the population to be abused by an intimate partner.
How Do We Prevent It?
Talk About It!
Teach teens what a healthy relationship looks like. A healthy relationship includes communication, respect, trust, honesty, equality, consent, setting boundaries, healthy conflict resolution.
DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE END HERE