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Every DAY
in America
According to the
Children's Defense Fund (2002)
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3 children die from abuse
& neglect |
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6 children commit suicide |
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13 children are
homicide victims |
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342 children
under 18 are arrested for violent crimes |
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1,407 babies
are born to teen mothers |
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8,493 children
are reported abused or neglected |
There were 588,000 children in the U.S. foster
care system in the year 2000. The average age of
the children was 10.1 years. 52% of these children
were boys, and 47% were girls.
In 2002,
the State of Ohio had...
According to The
Columbus Dispatch (2003)
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88 children service agencies |
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200,000 cases a year
to handle |
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12,298 certified
foster homes |
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22,154 children
in foster care with an average stay of 264
days |
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