The government has spent £2 million on a new advertising campaign focused on violence and abuse within teenage relationships which began on TV on 15 February. The online and TV adverts are directed by Shane Meadows, famous for the film 'This Is England'.

The Home Office promised to do more to prevent violence against women last year. When the NSPCC released the first major study of domestic violence among young people, it showed that 25% of girls aged 13 to 17, and 18% of boys have been physically abused by their partners. A third of girls had been forced into sexual acts they didn't want. Girls with much older boyfriends were found to be especially at risk. The research also showed that teenagers were reluctant to talk to adults about the violence they were experiencing and most would never report it at all.

View the advert on the BBC website