This control may take the form of physical, sexual, or verbal abuse.

Dating violence is not about getting angry or having a disagreement -in an abusive dating re1ationsliip one
partner is afraid of and intimidated by the other.

Physical harm, bodily injury or assault, infliction of fear of imminent physical harm or sexual assault. .

28% of teen relationships involve violence

24% of female homicide victims are between 15 and 24 years old.

70% of severe injuries and deaths occur when the victim is trying to leave or has already left the relationship.

38% of date rape victims are young women between the ages of 14 and 17.

70% of pregnant teenagers are abused by their partner.

Dating vio1olence occurs between two people who are currently or formerly involved in a dating relationship.

The abuse can begin at a very young age, as young as 11 or 12 years old.

Friends of the couple are usually aware of the abuse and may be drawn into the situation.

Dating violence can occur at school - in the hall, in tile classroom, in the parking lot, on the bus, at after-school activities, at a student's workplace, at a school dance, or at a student's home.

In teenage dating relationships, the abuse is often public ,with peers witnessing the abuse; however, the abuse can also be done in private

Jealousy and possessiveness.

Name-calling, put downs, humiliation, threats, stalking, rumors, or intimidation.

Pushing, shoving, slapping, hitting, throwing objects, or ing weapons.

Unwanted sexual touch, forced sex, refusal to use birth control.