Authors of the new report note that the CDC has changed the way it phrases its questions about teen dating violence, leading more students to report assaults.

Teens who have experienced dating violence are at much higher risk for a variety of serious problems.

While teen dating violence can happen to anyone, the majority of the violence affects young women.

Women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence – almost the national average.

While TDV has no socio-economic barriers and can occur at any age, according to the CDC, and a majority of the research available, age 11 is identified as the universal age these abusive acts begin to occur. Every day in America, nearly one in two teenagers, or about half of all youth who are in a relationship feel they are "being threatened, pressured and/or controlled to do things they do not want to do." Approximately 72% of eighth and ninth graders are "dating" and more than half of all high school students report seeing TDV among their peers.

Youth in high school (grades nine through twelve), found that of those they knew that had been in a relationship over the course of one year, 1 in 10 had encountered TDV.

Don’t forget check back with our blog throughout February for more on Teen DVMonth!Whatever stage you and your teen are going through in discussing and learning about dating violence — whether you want to teach them about healthy relationships for the future, or you’re concerned with a relationship they are currently in and want to give them advice — there are plenty of resources that can be really helpful.From phone numbers and victim services centers, to online pamphlets and sites, we’ve put together a list of some of the best resources for teens.Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been a well examined and documented phenomenon in adults; however, there has not been nearly as much study on violence in adolescent dating relationships, and it is therefore not as well understood.The research has mainly focused on Caucasian youth, and there are yet no studies which focus specifically on IPV in adolescent same-sex romantic relationships.