[My Sister's House]
Teen Dating Violence is more common than you think
- 1) 1 in 3 girls in the US 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.
- 2) Only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about the abuse. [Statistics from loveisrespect.org]
- 3) 50% of 14-24 year-olds have experienced digital dating abuse.
- 4) Teaching young people about healthy relationships & ways to avoid physical dating violence can reduce physical & sexual dating violence by 60%. [Statistics from justsayyes.org]
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