The Boston Globe quotes Deinera Exner-Cortens, doctoral student in human development who has studied teen dating abuse.

It may be the last thing that parents talk to their children about, though it might be one of the most important: a teenager’s romantic relationship.

As the recent conviction of Nathaniel Fujita, 20, for the murder of his former girlfriend, Lauren Astley, 18, illustrated, dating violence can have catastrophic consequences.

While murder may be an extreme outcome, teen dating abuse is more common and may have longer-reaching health effects than parents realize, experts say. Read the full story.