Did you Know?
Approximately one in four teenage girls between 13 to 17, according to research undertaken by the NSPCC in conjunction with Bristol University in 2009, revealed that these girls had experienced violence in their relationships.
40% of teenage girls would not end a relationship after experiencing violence against them. They also believed there were ‘justifiable’ reasons to being hit, such as infidelity.
In a 2009 NSPCC survey it revealed the following: A quarter of girls aged 13-17 reported experiencing intimate partner violence; one in nine girls had experienced severe physical violence; and almost three quarters of girls had experienced emotional abuse.
The statistics of violence against girls is alarming. Many parents are unaware that their daughters are going through the experience of violence in a relationship or that their sons are perpetrators of abuse, this is why work around prevention, empowerment and information is key for this generation and those to follow.
NB: Domestic violence and sexual exploitation can be within the same sex. Barnardos recently conducted a study on sexual exploitation. Read their findings here