Domestic Violence Research - Megan

A study done by the NSPCC in 2009 found that violence in teenage relationships is quite common. Girls are more likely to tell someone about the violence than boys, but equally the study found that girls are more likely to be affected by violence. These tables and charts have enabled us to gain more of an understanding of the way violence in relationships can work, and will be particularly helpful if we decide to have a male victim. 

The full report can be seen here.

We want to see our victim tell someone about the violence, so this information is helpful when deciding how we should do this. Obviously friends seem to be the most common to be told about domestic abuse, so we will have to see if this will be possible to convey in our short film.

These two videos are from the Directgov website, and show two different sides to domestic abuse. Directgov have a series of videos which feature young people in abusive relationships. Each of the videos have alternate endings with thoughts from both of the people in the relationship. I think these could be useful for us to consider in our own short film, as the characters in these videos are roughly the same age as we are looking at, and the different points of view could be interesting to think about.