Dating Violence
Statistics:
1 in 11 female and 1 in 15 male high school students reported experiencing physical dating violence in the last year. Source: CDC Preventing Teen Dating Violence | CDC
1 in 9 female and 1 in 36 male high school students reported experiencing sexual dating violence in the last year. Source: CDC Preventing Teen Dating Violence | CDC
26% of women and 15% of men reported experiencing intimate partner violence before the age of 18. Source: CDC Preventing Teen Dating Violence | CDC
Types of Violence:
- Physical violence
- Examples: Hitting, kicking, pushing
- Sexual violence
- Examples: Forcing a partner to take part in a sex act, texting sexual pictures
- Psychological abuse
- Examples: Name-calling, insulting, threatening, always wanting to know whereabouts, tracking all the time
- Stalking
- Examples: Repeated unwanted or threatening phone calls or messages, showing up
* These can occur in person or electronically
Source: CDC Preventing Teen Dating Violence | CDC
Signs of a Healthy Relationship:
Mutual Respect – Value your partners boundaries and differences
Trust and Honesty
Good communication – Allowing your partner to share their thoughts, beliefs and opinions without interruption
Understanding – Being able to see and accept your partners point of view even if you don’t agree
Individuality – Respecting your partners integrity and individual identity
How to Get Help or Talk to Someone: Help is free and confidential
St Luke’s Safe Place – Rich 619-933-8468, Brooke 320-292-0776
Love is Respect Hotline – 866-331-9474
Text Love to 22522
Live Chat: loveisrespect.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline – 800-799-7233
Text Start to 88788
Live Chat: thehotline.org
Dating Matters Resource:
Dating Matters®|Funded Programs|Violence Prevention|Injury Center|CDC
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN) National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
Visit Online Hotline (rainn.org) to chat one-on-one with a trained RAINN support specialist 24/7
How to Help a Friend:
- Believe them
- Do not judge or criticize their decisions
- Help them develop a safety plan https://ncadv.org/personalized-safety-plan
- Offer to go to a service provider with them (Get referrals from St Luke’s Safe Place program – Rich 619-933-8468, Brooke 320-292-0776)
- Continue to be their friend even if they choose to stay in the relationship
- Understand your friend may be feeling lonely, scared, confused, upset
- Walk with them, accompany them
