Nearly 1 in 3 teens
who have been in relationships have experienced the most serious forms of dating violence and abuse including sexual abuse, physical abuse, or threats of physical harm to a partner or self.
Almost half of teens
have personally been victimized by controlling behaviors.
25% of teens report having
a course on dating abuse in school.
Among teens who said
they took a course on dating abuse, 75% say it helped them learn about the signs of abusive relationships.
(Liz Claiborne Inc. and Family Violence Prevention Fund study on teen dating violence & abuse linked to the troubled economy conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited, June 2009.)
Nearly 1 in 4 tweens
(ages 11-14) say boyfriend/girlfriend relationships usually begin at age 14 or younger.
More than 1 in 3 teens
report that their partners wanted to know where they were and who they were with all the time.
Only half of all tweens
(ages 11-14) claim to know the warning signs of a bad/hurtful relationship.
2 in 5 tweens
(ages 11-14) in relationships know friends who have been verbally abused -called names, put down, or insulted - via cell phone, IM, social networking sites (like MySpace and Facebook), etc.
(Liz Claiborne Inc. and National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline study on tween & teen dating abuse conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited, February 2008.)
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