Teenagers often experience violence in dating relationships. Statistics show that one in three teenagers has experienced violence in a dating relationship. In dating violence, one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through abuse. Dating violence crosses all racial, economic and social lines. Most victims are young women, who are also at greater risk for serious injury. Young women need a dating safety plan .
Teen dating violence often is hidden because teenagers typically:
are inexperienced with dating relationships.
are pressured by peers to act violently.
want independence from parents.
have "romantic" views of love.
Teen dating violence is influenced by how teenagers look at themselves and others.
Young men may believe:
they have the right to "control" their female partners in any way necessary.
"masculinity" is physical aggressiveness
they "possess" their partner.
they should demand intimacy.
they may lose respect if they are attentive and supportive toward their girlfriends.
Young women may believe:
they are responsible for solving problems in their relationships
their boyfriend's jealousy, possessiveness and even physical abuse, is "romantic."
abuse is "normal" because their friends are also being abused.
there is no one to ask for help.
Teenagers can choose better relationships when they learn to identify the early warning signs of an abusive relationship, understand that they have choices, and believe they are valuable people who deserve to be treated with respect.
Early warning signs that your date may eventually become abusive:
Teen Dating Violence Statistics
Girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence.
1 in 5 high school girls is physically or sexually hurt by a dating partner.
1 in 3 teens experience some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships.
Only 33 % of teens who have been in or known about an abusive dating relationship report having told anyone about it.
Teen girls face relationship violence 3 times more than adult women.
25% of victims say they have been isolated from family and friends.
More than half of victims say they have compromised their own beliefs to please a partner.
Many teens think this is normal.
Teens report dating abuse via cell phones is a serious problem.
Cell phone calls and texting mean constant control: 1 in 3 teens say they are text messaged 10, 20, 30 times an hour by a partner keeping tabs on them
82% of parents whose teens were emailed or text messaged 30 times an hour were not aware of this
The majority of parents of teen victims are unaware of the abuse
Statistics from the US Dept. of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Liz Claiborne Inc. teen dating violence survey
Dating Violence Statistics
Dating violence statistics indicate about one in three teens has experienced violence in a dating situation. Dating violence statistics show that number continues into adulthood when about one in four women experience domestic violence in her relationship.
Violence in dating happens in all kinds of relationships usually because one person wants to establish too much control in the relationship. They may have a warped sense of power and wants to use that power to take charge of the relationship. According to dating violence statistics. violence in a relationship happens with people of all races and economic and social backgrounds. Women that are in the age group of 16 to 24 are the most likely to experience the highest per capita rates of dating violence. That number amounts to about 20 per 1,000 women.
Teen dating violence statistics:
According to dating violence statistics from the Bureau of Justice, about one in three high school age students have been involved with or in a relationship with someone who is abusive. There are about fourty percent of all teen girls ages 14 to 17 who admit they know someone their age who has been hit, beaten or violently attacked by a boyfriend. One recent study indicated that about 30 to 50 percent of female high school students have reported having been the victim of teen dating violence.
According to recent numbers about 15 percent of all dating violence victims are actually male among teen and adult males. These statistics are also just based on what is reported for both males and females. Some victims of dating violence might refuse or choose not to tell anyone about the dating violence incident because they feel ashamed or they feel like they may still be in danger from the offender. Teen dating violence usually takes place in the home of the offender or of the victim, according to dating violence statistics. About one in five of all dating couples have reported some level of violence in their relationship. More than half of young women that are raped, about 68 percent, knew their rapist either as a boyfriend, friend or casual acquaintance. Six out of every 10 rapes of a young woman will occur in their home or the home of a relative, friend or the rapist rather than in a dark alley. While some may believe it to be significantly more common to see cases of domestic violence among married persons, this is not the case. About half of these cases actually involve non-married people. One of the most startling dating violence statistics is that about seven percent of all murder victims were young women who had been killed by their boyfriends.
Dating violence prevention:
While cases of teen date rape and dating violence are going down, according to dating violence statistics, it is still a problem among teens. It is important for teens, both male and female, to understand the importance of having a respectful relationship that does not include violence or other forms of abuse. It is also important to recognize the signs of a potentially abusive partner. Those signs may include the indication that your partner has troubles dealing with his or her anger and might act out in a phsycial way by throwing objects and hitting things. Another warning sign that your date might become abusive is if they exhibit extreme jealousy, controllilng behavior, quick involvement, unpredictable mood swings, alcohol and drug use, hypersensitivity and is verbally abusive. Other warning signs include a person that isolates you from family and friends, uses force during an argument, threatens violence, is cruel to animals and or children and is always blaming others for their problems or feelings. If your partner is showing any one or more of these signs it is important to reconsider the relationship early on to protect yourself from a potentially dangerous situation. If your partner is exhibiting some of the lesser signs, it might just be an indication that they need professional help to deal with their issues like anger management or other forms of therapy. Either way, no relationship is worth putting your life in danger, so it is important to recognize the warning signs up front.
If you have found yourself in a relationship where you are being abused in any way, seek help as soon as possible from another trusted person, parent or from the authorities.
Sources: acadv. org, dvrc-or. org
This course will help you:
> Understand teen dating violence and its consequences
> Identify factors that can place teens at risk for dating violence
> Communicate with teens about the importance of healthy relationships
> Learn about resources to prevent dating violence
By working with teens, families, organizations, and communities to implement effective teen dating violence prevention strategies, you can help make your school safer and healthier for all students.
What is teen dating violence?
Research
Dating abuse is a big problem, affecting youth in every community across the nation. Learn the facts below.
Why Focus on Teens?
Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence, almost triple the national average. 5
Among female victims of intimate partner violence, 94% of those age 16-19 and 70% of those age 20-24 were victimized by a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend. 6
Violent behavior often begins between the ages of 12 and 18. 7
The severity of intimate partner violence is often greater in cases where the pattern of abuse was established in adolescence. 8
About 72% of eighth and ninth graders are 'dating.' 9
Don’t Forget About College Students
Nearly half (43%) of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors. 10
College students are not equipped to deal with dating abuse – 57% say it is difficult to identify and 58% say they don’t know how to help someone who’s experiencing it. 11
One in three (36%) dating college students has given a dating partner their computer, email or social network passwords and these students are more likely to experience digital dating abuse. 12
One in six (16%) college women has been sexually abused in a dating relationship. 13
Long-lasting Effects
Violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications by putting the victims at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior and further domestic violence. 14
Being physically or sexually abused makes teen girls six times more likely to become pregnant and twice as likely to get a STD. 15
Half of youth who have been victims of both dating violence and rape attempt suicide, compared to 12.5% of non-abused girls and 5.4% of non-abused boys. 16
Lack of Awareness
Only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about the abuse. 17
Eighty one percent of parents believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know if it’s an issue. 18
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. 19
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Physical Dating Violence Among High School Students—United States, 2003,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 19, 2006, Vol. 55, No. 19.
2 Davis, Antoinette, MPH. 2008. Interpersonal and Physical Dating Violence among Teens . The National Council on Crime and Delinquency Focus. Available at http://www. nccd-crc. org/nccd/pubs/2008_focus_teen_dating_violence. pdf.
3 Grunbaum JA, Kann L, Kinchen S, et al. 2004. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 53(SS02); 1-96. Available at http://www. cdc. gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5302a1.htm.
4 Schoen, C. et al. The Commonwealth Fund Survey for the Health of Adolescent Girls, November 1997.
5 Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice and Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the United States, 1993-2004. Dec. 2006.
6 Callie Marie Rennison, Ph. D. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-99” (2001). Available at: http://bjs. ojp. usdoj. gov/content/pub/pdf/ipva99.pdf
7 Rosado, Lourdes, The Pathways to Youth Violence; How Child Maltreatment and Other Risk Factors Lead Children to Chronically Aggressive Behavior. 2000. American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center.
8 S. L. Feld & M. A. Strauss, Criminology, 27, 141-161, (1989).
9 Foshee VA, Linder GF, Bauman KE, et al. The Safe Dates Project: theoretical basis, evaluation design, and selected baseline findings. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1996; 12(2):39-47.
10 Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. (Formerly: Liz Claiborne, Inc.), Conducted by Knowledge Networks, (December 2010). “College Dating Violence and Abuse Poll,” Available at: https://www. breakthecycle. org/surveys.
11 Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. (Formerly: Liz Claiborne, Inc.), Conducted by Knowledge Networks, (December 2010). “College Dating Violence and Abuse Poll,” Available at: https://www. breakthecycle. org/surveys.
12 Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. (Formerly: Liz Claiborne, Inc.), Conducted by Knowledge Networks, (December 2010). “College Dating Violence and Abuse Poll,” Available at: https://www. breakthecycle. org/surveys.
13 Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc. (Formerly: Liz Claiborne, Inc.), Conducted by Knowledge Networks, (December 2010). “College Dating Violence and Abuse Poll,” Available at: https://www. breakthecycle. org/surveys.
14 Jay G. Silverman, PhD; Anita Raj, PhD; Lorelei A. Mucci, MPH; Jeanne E. Hathaway, MD, MPH, “Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality” JAMA. 2001;286(5):572-579. doi:10.1001/jama.286.5.572
15 Decker M, Silverman J, Raj A. 2005. Dating Violence and Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV Testing and Diagnosis Among Adolescent Females. Pediatrics. 116: 272-276.
16 D. M. Ackard, Minneapolis, MN, and D. Neumark-Sztainer, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Date Violence and Date Rape Among Adolescents: Associations with Disordered Eating Behaviors and Psychological Health, Child Abuse & Neglect, 26 455-473, (2002).
17 Liz Claiborne Inc. conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited, (February 2005).
18 “Women’s Health,” June/July 2004, Family Violence Prevention Fund and Advocates for Youth, http://www. med. umich. edu/whp/newsletters/summer04/p03-dating. html.
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Dating Violence Powerpoint Presentation Transcript
1. February Is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
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
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 knowing 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?
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. Refuse a Date Be Heard
Refuse any activities, even if my date is excited about them Suggest Activities Refuse affection
Have my limits and values respected
Tell my partner when I need affection
Refuse to lend money
Refuse sex any time, for any reason
Have friends and space aside from my partner
Tell someone not to interrupt me
Have my own feelings and be able to express them
http://www. acadv. org/dating. html
13. 1 in 5
teens have been
abused by a partner
http://www. loveisrespect. org/is-this-abuse/dating-abuse-fast-facts/
14. Halfof 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/
15. Stop Relationship Violence
16. 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/
17. SEXUAL PRESSURE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
18. Common indicators of dating violence:
Physical signs of injury
Truancy, dropping out of school
Failing grades
Use of drugs/alcohol
Unwanted Pregnancy
Emotional outburst
Isolation
http://www. acadv. org/dating. html
19. If you see abuse
Be specific about what you saw, and how it made you feel. "I didn’t like it when you told your girlfriend/ boyfriend they were stupid in front of all of us, and I can only imagine how it made them feel."
http://www. loveisrespect. org/get-help/talk-to-an-abusive-friend/
20. If you see abuse
Take a stand. "I’m not going to sit here as your friend and watch this happen and not say anything about it."
http://www. loveisrespect. org/get-help/talk-to-an-abusive-friend/
21. If you see abuse
Give them a reality check. Their abusive actions will have consequences. "This is a crime, and you could be arrested."
http://www. loveisrespect. org/get-help/talk-to-an-abusive-friend/
22. If you see abuse
Urge them to seek help. He or she can talk to a counselor, a coach, a member of the clergy, any trusted adult. “You’ve got to talk to someone about your behavior.”
http://www. loveisrespect. org/get-help/talk-to-an-abusive-friend/
23. “I'm sorry”he says taking her hand. “It's just that I miss you when you're not around. I'm sorry I lost my temper.”
24. 25. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do…
26. Stop Relationship Violence
27. 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
28. Help Is Available
29. Columbia-Greene Domestic Violence
All Services are Free and Confidential
Need help?
Call now: 24-hour Hotline:
(518) 943-9211
30. "On a daily basis, women are beaten, threatened, sexually and emotionally abused, not by strangers, but by husbands and partners with whom they share their lives."
31. Columbia-Greene DV Helps with
Shelter: The Domestic Violence Program can arrange emergency shelter which provides a safe place, food and supportive services for battered women and their children.
Legal Services: Our staff can discuss legal options with you and assist you in obtaining Orders of Protection from the family or criminal courts. We can assist you with filing claims to the Crime Victims Board.
32. Columbia-Greene DV Helps with
Social Services: You may be eligible for emergency funds from the Department of Social Services. Our staff will advocate on your behalf with the local department.
Supportive Services/Counseling: Our program provides supportive services and counseling for victims of domestic violence and their children.
33. Stop Relationship Violence
34. Free and Confidential Counseling Services
24 Hours a Day
518-828-5556
35. Counseling Services on Campus
Room 316
36. Providing services to survivors of crime and abuse
Relationship Abuse Sexual Assault
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