Dating Violence Intervention

Shoves, slaps, chokes, hits, or uses weapons against me
Constantly checks up on me or makes me check in
Isolates me from my friends
Texts or calls me excessively
Has frequent mood swings: Is angry one minute and the next minute is sweet and apologetic
Puts me down, calls me names, or criticizes me
Breaks things or throws things to intimidate me
Yells, screams, or humiliates me in front of others
Threatens to hurt him/herself because of me
Makes me feel nervous or like I'm walking on eggshells
Forces me into proving my love or loyalty constantly
Pressures me into having sex

Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence – almost triple the national average.
Among female victims of intimate partner violence, 94% of these age 16-19 and 70% of those age 20-24 were victimized by a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend.
Violent behavior typically begins between the ages of 12 and 18.
The severity of intimate partner violence is often greater in cases where the pattern of abuse was established in adolescence.

Only 33% of teens who were in a violent relationship ever told anyone about the abuse.
Eighty-one (81) percent of parents believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know if it’s an issue.
Though 82% of parents feel confident that they could recognize the signs if their child was experiencing dating abuse, a majority of parents (58%) could not correctly identify all the warning signs of abuse.

Source: Dating Abuse Statistics – www.loveisrespect.org