The 2013 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey found approximately 10% of high school students reported physical victimization and 10% reported sexual victimization from a dating partner in the 12 months* before they were surveyed. All too often these examples suggest that violence in a relationship is normal, but violence is never acceptable. Welcome to Do Something.org, a global movement of 5.5 million young people making positive change, online and off! Unhealthy relationship behaviors often start early and lead to a lifetime of abuse.That's according to Choose Respect, a national initiative to help adolescents and young teens age 11-14 form healthy relationships to prevent dating abuse.The biggest sign that you are in an abusive relationship is that your have fear of your partner or their reactions.

No one needs to live in fear and experience the pain you have.

Back to Top FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Do women who stay in abusive relationships like the abuse?

No one wants to be hurt, beaten or made to feel inferior.

Share them with your teen and look at them together, or simply pass them on.

DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion, that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partner.