Dating Violence

Intro	Healthy vs. Abusive Relationships
What Is Dating Violence?	How to Leave an Abusive Relationship
Dating Violence Quizzes	How to Help a Friend In an Abusive Relationship
How to Stop Being Abusive	Resources

Dating can be an important part of growing up. It can help us learn communication skills and can help us determine what we are looking for in a partner. However, dating can also be stressful, and communication with a girlfriend or boyfriend can be difficult. Some teens find themselves in relationships where violence/abuse (emotional, physical, or both) is present. This guide and the dating violence quizzes can help you recognize the signs of dating violence, what to do if you're behaving in a violent way, learn the differences between a healthy relationship and an abusive relationship, learn what might cause a person to be violent in a relationship, and what to do if you or a friend is experience dating violence.

Next: What Is Dating Violence?

Written by the YMH Staff at Children's Hospital Boston

Updated: 6/30/2011