It’s a situation no parent wants to imagine.

Their teenager… in an abusive relationship.

Teen dating violence happens more often than many may think, which is why End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin is hoping to raise awareness and offer resources.

"We are launching a statewide campaign called Dare2Know that is focusing on educating teens on what dating violence looks like, what healthy relationships look like and strategies for how to intervene and ideas for how to prevent gender violence from happening in the first place," explains Patti Seger, the executive director of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin.

Statistics from Dare2Know say that one in five Wisconsin teens experience dating violence.

One in four teens says they’ve been verbally abused by their partner.

Two in three teens who were in an abusive relationship never told anyone about it.

Seger says the Dare2Know campaign hopes to not only offer resources and a safe space for the teens fighting abuse, but also advice for parents so they know which dangerous signs to look for.

"They [may] notice that their child may start to have a bit of a personality shift, maybe become a bit withdrawn, be hyper-vigilant about returning calls or texts to their partner, like immediately, may start dropping out of extracurricular activities, may start changing the way they dress so they’re not dressing in a way that’s not attractive to anybody else so they may start wearing looser clothing, things like that," said Seger.

Seger adds it’s important for parents and friends to not instruct the teen in the abusive relationship to leave their partner because the teen may be left feeling isolated and become closer to their abuser. She advises to instead offer support so they know they have a safe space and a reliable, healthy network.

You can learn more about the Dare2Know campaign and their resources at their website.