February was Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Nationwide, nearly 1.5 million high school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner each year. Additionally, about 1 in 3 teenagers has experienced some form of abuse by a dating partner. This blog post was written by the Associate Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) to highlight the importance of addressing Teen Dating Violence as part of ongoing FYSB and ACF activities to enhance health, safety, and wellbeing for all children, youth, and families.