Publications

Dating Abuse Fact Sheet
This Fact Sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides statistics and general information on dating violence.

Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality
Supported through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the purpose of this study was to assess lifetime prevalence of physical and sexual violence from dating partners among adolescent girls and associations of this violence with specific health risks.

Physical Dating Violence Among High School Students --- United States, 2003
Using data from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed the prevalence of physical dating violence victimization among high school students and its association with five risk behaviors.

Prevalence of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking
This report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides information regarding how the Violence Against Women and DOJ Reauthorization Act of 2005, enacted January 5, 2006, requires GAO to conduct a study and report on data indicating the prevalence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among men, women, youth, and children, as well as services available to the victims.

School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Violence
This report summarizes school health recommendations for preventing unintentional injury, violence, and suicide among young persons, including injury that is a result of violence among dating partners.

Teen Dating Violence Week Toolkit
Initially created by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2006 with funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), this Toolkit contains a variety of full text materials and other resources for use during the Week as well as throughout the year.

Understanding Teen Dating Abuse
This Fact Sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers information regarding those who are at risk for dating violence, the health effects of dating violence, and ways to prevent dating violence.

For additional publications on this topic, see the following sections of our site and conduct a search of the NCJRS Abstracts Database:

Domestic Violence
Rape and Sexual Assault
Special Populations: Juveniles
Victims