Among female victims of intimate partner violence, a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend victimized 94% of those between the ages of 16-19.U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics,7, (2001).
Intimate partner violence among adolescents is associated with increased risk of substance use,unhealthy weight control behaviors, sexual risk behaviors, pregnancy, and suicide. Molidor, Tolman, & Kober, (2000); National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (2001)