Do you know anyone who has been in a abusive relationship?

Did you speak up?

“1.5 million high school

students experienced

physical abuse from their

dating partner”

www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics

Love shouldn't hurt!

physically or mentally

“1 in ten men have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by intimate partner.”

www.thehotline.org/2014/07/men-can-be-victms-of-abuse-too/

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-domestic-and-dating-violence

“85% of relationship

abuse are women victims”

Both genders are victims

“In 2000, 1,247 women and 440 men were killed by an intimate partner” www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic-violence/responses/statistics.html

Fear and love shouldn't go

together

The Shocking part is....

“8 states currently do not include dating relationships in their definition of domestic violence.”

www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics

“As a result, young victims of dating abuse often cannot apply for restraining orders”

www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics

www.loveisrespect.org/is-this-abuse/dating-violence-statistics

“Only 33% of teens who were in a violent relationship ever told anyone about abuse”

Signs of an abusive relationship

● “Extreme jealousy”● “Possessiveness”● “Physically inflicting

pain or hurt in any way”● “Constant belittling or

put-downs”

http://www.breakthecycle.org/warning-signs

If you saw these signs what would you do ?

The memories never go away...

But there is hopeand you can repair.