Information for Teens and Young Adults

Experiencing dating violence or abuse as a teenager or young adult may lead you to:

• do poorly in school;
• not attend school out of fear for your safety;
• engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as binge drinking, smoking, using drugs, or disordered eating;
• engage in unsafe sex practices, which can lead to pregnancy or sexually-transmitted infections;
• develop a negative body image;
• become uncomfortable with your body or sexuality;
• become depressed or suicidal; or
• enter into abusive relationships as an adult.¹

¹ “Consequences,” Youth.gov