Domestic Violence Teenage Girls

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The effect of domestic violence on Teen girls. Domestic violence is harsh not just for the victim of the abuser, but for a child as well, and specifically for a teenage girl who lives in an abusive household for a long time. After a domestic violence experience at her own home, a teenage girl can be at higher risk of depression, low self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sometimes can end with death. A teenage girl who grows up in a domestic violence environment will choose an abusive mate in her later years. Occasionally a teen girl who observers abuse growing up can become abusive to other people too. A teen girl who lives in domestic violence for a long period of time can be at higher risk of depression, low self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, and sometimes can end with death. My daughter was living in a domestic violence for twenty years. She is twenty-nine years old now, but she still has depression, anxiety, and low self- esteem, and her life seems to her worthless and powerless. Domestic violence can harm a teenage girl in so many ways and that’s why we have so many organization that can help teenage girls to get back on track. Sanctuary for Families is one of them, they are providing a counseling session for teenage girls who eyewitness a domestic …show more content…

Many teen girls who experience or witness abuse growing up decide not to use those negative and hurtful ways of behaving in their own relationships, but sometimes they can become an abuser. A teenage girl can be cruel to her classmates from the beginning, then later to her mate, or she may also use violence to express herself displaying increased aggression with peers or mother. Most experts believe that children who are raised in abusive homes learn that violence is an effective way to resolve conflicts and problems. They may replicate the violence they witnessed as children in their teen and adult relationships and parenting

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