Intimate Partner Violence: Building Healthy Teen Relationships
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016), intimate partner violence (IPV) is experienced by approximately 15-40% of adolescents in the US, with the abuse being found to occur in children as young as 12 years of age (De Grace & Clark, 2012). Victimization and perpetration of abuse is prevalent in both genders, with approximately 32% of adolescents reporting victimization and 24% reporting perpetration (Johnson et al., 2015). These numbers are staggering, and IPV has been shown to have lifelong and sometimes dire consequences. It is imperative for healthcare providers to be aware, not only of IPV, but of the risk factors and health implications associated …show more content…
Other consequences of IPV that have been identified by Foshee et al. (2012) may include eating disorders, cigarette smoking, substance abuse, lower quality of life, and antisocial behavior, and some studies report as many as 10% of the victims have sustained injuries severe enough to require evaluation in the ED (De Grace & Clarke, …show more content…
In 2005 the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) was changed to highlight and address teen dating violence, and according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (2015) at least 22 states have legislation that required teen dating violence education and prevention education in schools. Arizona is one of these states that allows schools to incorporate dating violence prevention into their health education classes in grades seven through twelve (NCSL,
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016), intimate partner violence (IPV) is experienced by approximately 15-40% of adolescents in the US, with the abuse being found to occur in children as young as 12 years of age (De Grace & Clark, 2012). Victimization and perpetration of abuse is prevalent in both genders, with approximately 32% of adolescents reporting victimization and 24% reporting perpetration (Johnson et al., 2015). These numbers are staggering, and IPV has been shown to have lifelong and sometimes dire consequences. It is imperative for healthcare providers to be aware, not only of IPV, but of the risk factors and health implications associated …show more content…
Other consequences of IPV that have been identified by Foshee et al. (2012) may include eating disorders, cigarette smoking, substance abuse, lower quality of life, and antisocial behavior, and some studies report as many as 10% of the victims have sustained injuries severe enough to require evaluation in the ED (De Grace & Clarke, …show more content…
In 2005 the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) was changed to highlight and address teen dating violence, and according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (2015) at least 22 states have legislation that required teen dating violence education and prevention education in schools. Arizona is one of these states that allows schools to incorporate dating violence prevention into their health education classes in grades seven through twelve (NCSL,