Real Talk About Domestic Violence-Part 3 Teen & Dating Violence

According to a JAMA study in 2001, 20% of 9th - 12th grade girls reported physical or sexual abuse by a dating partner. According to data from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System, 10% of 9th - 12th graders – both male and female – reported physical dating violence in the past year. 7% of US women and 2% of US men report stalking at some point in their lives. 25% of college women report stalking – 32% by a former boyfriend, 39% by someone interested in dating them. Join me, my cohost Nylevette Milligan, and my special guest Carolyn Russell, Executive Director of A Safe Place as we candidly discuss teen and dating violence. We will be talking about what teen and dating violence is, how we can recognize it, and what we can do to stop the violence