"He would disrespect, avoid and ignore me, tell me I didn't care, that I didn't do enough to "prove my love", tell me every day to "grow up", belittle me and project his own insecurities onto me."
(15-16 years old during relationship)
"He cut me off from my friends and forced me into doing things I wasn't comfortable with."
(16 years old during relationship)
"600 rapes in schools were reported to police between 2012-2015- an average of a rape everyday of the school year."
YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE SUFFERING
"he threatened to ruin my life if I told anyone."
(18-19 years old during relationship)
"He would stop me seeing my friends and would control where I went and what I spent money on. Eventually I lost most of my friends because I was never allowed to see them. After a few years the controlling behaviour got worse, along with physical and sexual abuse."
(19-24 years old during relationship)
"38% of those who answered our survey who had been abused said they were abused under the age of 18 by their partner."
WHERE IS
OUR SUPPORT?
"The age group with the highest risk of experiencing domestic abuse in their relationship is 16-24."
"1 in 3 16-18 year olds said they have experienced unwanted sexual touching at school by their peers."
"Sexual violence is even more prevalent for younger women as one in three teenage girls has experienced some form of sexual violence from a partner."
