Dating Abuse
Dating abuse is a type of domestic violence characterized by a pattern of controlling and sometimes violent behavior in casual or serious dating relationships.
It affects people regardless of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation. Even a one-time incident of dating violence is NOT okay. In abusive relationships, there is a pattern of controlling and/or violent behavior: the abuse happens again and again, and it gets worse over time.
The terms domestic violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) may also be used to refer to dating abuse. All three terms refer to the pattern of abusive behavior in an intimate or romantic relationship, where one person chooses to control the relationship through the use of force, intimidation, or fear.
What Is Dating Abuse?
Dating abuse is a form of intimate partner violence (IPV) characterized by a pattern of controlling and sometimes violent behavior in casual or serious dating relationships, in which one person chooses to control the relationship through the use of force, coercion, intimidation, or fear.
Types of Abuse
The terms domestic violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) may also be used to refer to dating abuse. All three terms refer to the pattern of abusive behavior in an intimate or romantic relationship where one person chooses to control the relationship through the use of force, intimidation, or fear.
Domestic Sex Trafficking
Domestic sex trafficking of youth refers to the commercial sexual exploitation of youth who are US citizens and green card holders. In other words, young people are being forced, coerced, or deceived into having sex or doing sexual acts for money and/or drugs.
LGBTQ+ Dating Violence
Day One supports people of all gender expressions. Unfortunately, members of the LGBTQ+ community are not immune to dating violence. In fact, dating violence is more prevalent in LGBTQ+ relationships than in heterosexual relationships.
Warning Signs of Abuse
Abusive behavior can be physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, financial, spiritual, or technological. Sometimes it’s subtle, and sometimes it’s extreme. Without intervention, the behavior usually gets worse. The behavior usually happens repeatedly, over time.
Statistics
Abuse and violence affect a wide variety of demographics. This page provides the data that supports the reality.