• Teens who are victimized by dating violence may feel like they don’t have power, feel unsafe, or feel trapped within a violent relationship.
• Teens victimized by dating violence may suffer from a host of negative mental health impacts, including depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, anxiety, or trauma symptoms.
• Some teens may feel isolated, alone, and helpless in dealing with the violence – they may lose confidence in their ability to manage relationships, conflict, and stress.
• Teens victimized by dating violence may also experience injury and sexual health issues such as STIs (sexually transmitted infections) or unwanted pregnancies.
• Teens victimized by dating violence are more likely to use drugs and have a loss in academic performance.
• Teens who are victimized by dating violence risk a lifetime of difficult relationships with others, including victimization in future relationships.
  • Experiencing Teen Dating Violence is a significant risk factor for being victimized by partner violence in adulthood.

Summary:

• Depressive symptoms
• Suicidality
• Increased anxiety
• Trauma symptoms
• Problematic substance use
• Sexual health issues (e.g. STIs, unwanted pregnancy)
• Injury
• Decreased ability to regulate negative emotions and stress
• Continued involvement in violence (can escalate)
• Decreased academic performance

Consequences for Individuals Who Perpetrate Dating Violence

• Teens who perpetrate dating violence use power and aggression to harm or control others.
  • They need healthy relationship solutions.
• If aggressive behaviours are not corrected, they risk growing up using violence to achieve goals.
• Teens who perpetrate dating violence risk a lifetime of difficult relationships with others, including involvement in future violence.
  • Teen Dating Violence is a risk factor for partner violence in adulthood.
• Teens who perpetrate dating violence are at a higher risk of committing a crime, having behaviour problems, not performing well at school, and involvement with drugs.
• Teens who perpetrate dating violence are at risk for a host of mental and physical health impacts, such as depression, suicide risk, drug use, and risky sexual behaviours.

Summary:

• Depression
• Suicidality
• Problematic substance use
• Risky sexual behaviours
• Involvement in crime
• Decreased ability to regulate negative emotions & manage conflict
• Continued violence in future
• Decreased academic performance