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Girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experiences the highest rates of intimate
partner violence. |
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1 in 5 high school girls is physically or sexually hurt by a dating partner. |
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1 in 3 teens experience some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships. |
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Only 33% of teens who have been in or know about an abusive dating relationship report
having told anyone about it. |
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Teen girls face relationship violence 3 times more than adult women. |
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25% of victims say they have been isolated from family and friends. |
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More than half of the victims say they have compromised their own beliefs to please a partner.
Many teens think this is normal. |
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Teens have reported that dating abuse via cell phone is a serious problem. |
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Cell phone calls and texting mean constant control. 1 in 3 teens say they are text messaged
10, 20 or 30 times an hour by a partner keeping tabs on them. |
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82% of parents whose teens were emailed or text messaged 30 times an hour were not aware
of this. |
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The majority of parents of teen victims are unaware of the abuse. |
