Between 12-35% of teens have experienced some form of violence in a dating relationship. Approximately 1 in 5 female high school students report being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner. 40% of girls aged 14-17 know someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend. Common signs of dating abuse include physical injury, changes in behavior or mood, isolation from friends and family, and unwanted sex. Teens who experience dating violence are encouraged to seek help from trusted adults like counselors, coaches, or clergy.

1. Teen Dating Violence

2. Between 12% and 35%
of teens have experienced
some form of violence in a
dating relationship from
pushing and shoving to hitting.
http://www.seeitandstopit.org/pages/seeit/stats.html

3. Stop Relationship Violence

4. Approximately one in five female
high school students reports
being physically and/or sexually
abused by a dating partner.
http://www.seeitandstopit.org/pages/seeit/stats.html

5. Forty percent of girls age 14 to
17 report know someone their
age that has been hit or
beaten by a boyfriend.
http://www.seeitandstopit.org/pages/seeit/stats.html

6. Does one person in the relationship..
• Insult his/her significant other in public?
• Act really jealous if his/her boy/girlfriend talks to others?
• Check in on the other constantly?
• Blow disagreements out of proportion?
• Threaten to break up, or constantly worry/accuse that the other will break
up with them?
• Break or hit things to intimidate the other?
• Blame the other for their own problems?
http://www.seeitandstopit.org/pages/seeit/recognize.html

7. Does the other person..
• Constantly cancel plans for reasons that don’t sound true?
• Always worry about making their boy/girlfriend angry?
• Give up things that are important?
• Show signs of physical abuse, like bruises or cuts?
• Get pressured into having sex, or feel like a sex object?
• Have a boy/girlfriend that wants them to be available all the time?
• Become isolated from friends or family?
http://www.seeitandstopit.org/pages/seeit/recognize.html

8. Relationships are
about equality
not control

9. Dating Violence is
NEVER ok

10. Dating Violence
• Words used to intentionally hurt, frighten, minimize
feelings, put down, or threaten another person.
• Physical force or violent behavior used to maintain
control over a person, injure or frighten a person, or
to get what one wants.
• Any unwanted behaviors or actions that are sexual in
nature. Forced sex, deliberate embarrassment during
sex, sexual names, manipulation into having
sex, physical threats to pressure someone into sex, or
drug/alcohol use to impair someone’s judgment
http://www.seeitandstopit.org/pages/seeit/terms.html

11. Verbal Abuse and
Physical Abuse
Have No Place In A
Relationship

12. Half of girls who have
experienced sexual pressure
report they are afraid the
relationship would break up if
they did not give in
http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-abuse-fast-facts/

13. Nearly 1 in 4 girls who have
been in a relationship reported
going further sexually than
they wanted as a result of
pressure
http://www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-abuse-fast-facts/

14. Common indicators of dating violence:
– Physical signs of injury
– Truancy, dropping out of school
– Failing grades
– Indecision
– Changes in mood or personality
– Use of drugs/alcohol
– Unwanted Pregnancy
– Emotional outburst
– Isolation
http://www.acadv.org/dating.html

15. If you see abuse
• Take a stand.
• Be specific about what you saw, and
how it made you feel.
• Give them a reality check. Abusive
actions will have consequences.
• Urge them to seek help. He or she can
talk to a counselor, a coach, a member
of the clergy, any trusted adult.
http://www.loveisrespect.org/get-help/talk-to-an-abusive-friend/

16. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do…

17. Just because a violent
relationship is over, doesn't mean
the risk of violence is over. Stay
safe and maintain peace of mind
by talking to friends and family.
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/teen_whenitsover_content.htm

18. Help Is Available

19. Free and Confidential Counseling Services
24 Hours a Day
518-828-5556

20. Providing services to
survivors of crime and abuse
Relationship Abuse Sexual Assault
Burglary Child Abuse
Domestic Violence Harassment
Stalking Assault