INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TEEN ABUSE
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Roughly 1.5 million high school boys and girls in the U.S. admit to being intentionally hit or physically harmed in the last year by someone they are romantically involved with.
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Teens who suffer dating abuse are subject to long-term consequences like alcoholism, eating disorders, promiscuity, thoughts of suicide, and violent behavior.
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33% of adolescents in America are victim to sexual, physical, verbal, or emotional dating abuse.
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In the U.S., 25% of high school girls have been abused physically or sexually. Teen girls who are abused this way are 6 times more likely to become pregnant or contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
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Females between the ages of 16 and 24 are roughly 3 times more likely than the rest of the population to be abused by an intimate partner.
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8 States in the U.S. do not consider a violent dating relationship domestic abuse. Therefore, adolescents, teens, and 20-somethings are unable to apply for a restraining order for protection from the abuser.
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Violent behavior often begins between 6th and 12th grade. 72% of 13 and 14-year-olds are “dating.”
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50% of young people who experience rape or physical or sexual abuse will attempt to commit suicide.
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Only 1/3 of the teens who were involved in an abusive relationship confided in someone about the violence.
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Teens who have been abused hesitate to seek help because they do not want to expose themselves or are unaware of the laws surrounding domestic violence.