What is teen dating violence?
Teen dating violence is a type of intimate partner violence that can take place in person, online, or through other forms of technology such as social media. Intimate partner violence can take place in the following behaviors: physical violence, sexual violence, psychological aggression, and stalking. Physical violence includes when a person attempts to hurt, or hurts a partner by kicking, hitting, or other physical types of force. Sexual violence includes when a person attempts to force or forces a partner to take part in a sex act when the partner does not consent or what to be touched. This also includes posting or sharing sexual pictures of a partner without their consent. Psychological aggression takes place when a person uses verbal and non-verbal communication with the intent to hurt a partner, either emotionally or attempting to obtain control of the partner. Stalking occurs when a person displays a pattern of unwanted, repeated, attention by a current or former partner that causes safety concerns.
