Of high school students, 8.5% reported being physically hurt intentionally by their partner in the last year. For youth, being a victim of or witnessing acts of domestic violence are traumatic experiences that can affect their mental and behavioral health. 

Make your program a safe space for youth and incorporate the topic of healthy relationships into your Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) programming. Awareness, education, and prevention can help break the cycle of domestic violence.

Ways to Get Involved:

• View FYSB’s webinar Understanding Teen Dating Violence in the Digital World to learn more about teen dating violence and how it affects the physical, mental, and sexual health of youth and how it impedes their overall well-being.
• Share the National Domestic Violence Hotline phone number (1-800-799-7233).
• Check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s evidence-based teen dating violence prevention model, Dating Matters.