Introduction to Adolescent Dating Abuse (ADA) Adolescent Dating Abuse, often referred to as teen dating violence (TDV), constitutes a significant public health concern globally. It encompasses a pattern of coercive, aggressive, or controlling behaviors used by one partner against another in a dating or romantic relationship. ADA is not monolithic; it manifests across a spectrum […]
Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention: A Public Health Imperative Adolescent Dating Violence (ADV) constitutes a significant public health crisis characterized by patterns of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse occurring within a romantic or dating relationship among individuals aged 12 to 18. Prevention efforts are critically important because adolescence represents a foundational period during which relational schemas […]