"The life of a teen is hard enough without adding an abusive relationship into the equation. But that’s the situation an estimated 1 in 3 teenagers will find themselves in during these life-shaping years." February has been designated teen dating violence month in an effort to draw attention to a growing problem that teens themselves do not necessarily recognize because not all abusive relationships involve a component of physical harm Because of all the social media, cell phones and everything is much more difficult for teens to get away from...
About 10 years ago the Liz Claiborne Corporation did a comprehensive study about teenage dating and the perils associated with it such as assaults that are normally connected to domestic violence. Recently there was another study done and the conclusions and facts presented were almost exactly the same. What does that mean? That nothing has gotten better for young women in their dating relationships! Teenage girls are at a high risk of relationship violence. Some of the facts are: 1. 15% of high school girls reports being abused by their...