Hello, my name is Traci Fant. Teen dating violence is a very serious issue that is affecting our teens at an alarming rate. I am dedicated to increasing awareness of this hidden epidemic that is hurting our children. Please help spread the word, LOVE DOES NOT HURT!
Stop Teen Domestic Violence.
Teen dating violence runs across race, gender, and social and economic lines. Both males and females are victims, but boys and girls are abusive in different ways:
• Girls are more likely to yell, threaten to hurt themselves, pinch, slap, scratch, or kick;
• Boys injure girls more severely and frequently;
• Some teen victims experience violence occasionally;
• Others are abused more often…sometimes daily.
Females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to intimate partner violence than any other age group
– at a rate almost triple the national average.
Approximately 1 in 3 female high school students report being physically and/or sexually
abused by a dating partner.
Among female victims of intimate partner violence, a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend
victimized 93% of those between the ages of 16-19.
In a study of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents, youths involved in same-sex dating are just
as likely to experience dating violence as youths involved in opposite sex dating.
Contact Traci @ [email protected]
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=64168782270
Teen dating violence runs across race, gender, and social and economic lines. Both males and females are victims, but boys and girls are abusive in different ways:
• Girls are more likely to yell, threaten to hurt themselves, pinch, slap, scratch, or kick;
• Boys injure girls more severely and frequently;
• Some teen victims experience violence occasionally;
• Others are abused more often…sometimes daily.
Females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to intimate partner violence than any other age group
– at a rate almost triple the national average.
Approximately 1 in 3 female high school students report being physically and/or sexually
abused by a dating partner.
Among female victims of intimate partner violence, a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend
victimized 93% of those between the ages of 16-19.
In a study of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents, youths involved in same-sex dating are just
as likely to experience dating violence as youths involved in opposite sex dating.
Contact Traci @ [email protected]
Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=64168782270
