{"id":161,"date":"2022-06-21T11:23:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/about_teendv\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T16:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:26:01","slug":"about_teendv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/about_teendv\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence of Abuse Among Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h2>About Abuse<\/h2>\n<div id=\"topnav\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"first\"><a href=\"\/about_abuse\/cycle_of_violence\/\">The Cycle of Violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/about_abuse\/types_abuse\/\">Types of Abuse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/about_abuse\/about_dv\/\"> About Domestic Violence<\/a><\/li>\n<li>About Teen Dating Violence<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/about_abuse\/dv_faq\/\">Domestic Violence FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>About Teen Dating Violence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Teen dating violence is a pattern of physically, sexually, verbally and\/or emotionally<br \/>\nabusive behavior in a dating relationship. Teen dating violence is similar to<br \/>\ndomestic violence, however, teens face unique obstacles in recognizing and escaping<br \/>\nabusive relationships.<\/p>\n<h3>Prevalence of Abuse Among Teens<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Although often not recognized, <strong>young people experience abuse in their relationships<br \/>\nat very high rates<\/strong>. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to becoming trapped<br \/>\nin the cycle of violence. No longer children but not yet adults, teenagers are<br \/>\nbeginning to form their first intimate relationships, yet often do not have<br \/>\nthe experience, confidence or information to know what is healthy or unhealthy<br \/>\nin a relationship.<\/p>\n<h3>Obstacles to Teen Victims Seeking Help<\/h3>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Teen victims face many obstacles to seeking help. They often do not have access<br \/>\nto:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>shelter<\/li>\n<li>money<\/li>\n<li>transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">They must overcome issues such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>distrust of adults<\/li>\n<li>lack of knowledge about available resources<\/li>\n<li>pressure from peers and parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\"><strong>Confusion about the law<\/strong> adds another layer of difficulty for young people in<br \/>\nneed. Often teens do not reach out for help because they do not know their rights.<br \/>\nThey also have fears about lack of confidentiality, mandated child abuse reporting<br \/>\nand parental consent laws. In addition, social service agencies frequently do<br \/>\nnot provide services to minors because of concerns about legal liability.<\/p>\n<h3>The Facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One in three teens experience some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships,<br \/>\nincluding verbal and emotional abuse.<\/li>\n<li>40% of teenage girls, ages 14 to 17, know someone their age who has been<br \/>\nhit or beaten by a boyfriend.<\/li>\n<li>Girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 are the most vulnerable<br \/>\nto domestic violence, experiencing the highest per capita rates of non-fatal<br \/>\nintimate partner violence.<\/li>\n<li>Young victims of domestic violence identify a desire for confidentiality<br \/>\nand confusion about the law as two of the most significant barriers to seeking<br \/>\nhelp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Left untreated, unhealthy, abusive patterns in a teen&#8217;s relationship can carry<br \/>\ninto their adult lives, becoming increasingly difficult to change. Through prevention<br \/>\nand early intervention services, teens can work toward ensuring safe and healthy<br \/>\nfutures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Abuse The Cycle of Violence Types of Abuse About Domestic Violence About Teen Dating &#8230; <a title=\"Prevalence of Abuse Among Teens\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/about_teendv\/\" aria-label=\"More on Prevalence of Abuse Among Teens\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3750,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions\/3750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}