Teen Dating Violence

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Prevalence and Effects

• 1 in 11 female and 1 in 15 male high school students report having experienced physical dating violence in the last year.
• About 1 in 9 females and 1 in 36 male high school students report having experienced sexual dating violence in the last year.
• 26% of women and 15% of men who were victims of sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime first experienced these or other forms of violence by that partner before age 18.
• sexual minority groups are disproportionately affected by all forms of violence, and some racial/ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by many types of violence.