DID YOU KNOW?
*1 in every 3 girls will be sexually molested before the age of 18
*1 in every 6 boys will be sexually molested before the age of 18
*Today up to 5 children will die from abuse or neglect
*There were 2.9 million child abuse reports made in 1992
*ONLY 28% of the children identified as harmed by abuse are investigated
*Boys are at a greater risk of serious injury and of emotional neglect than are girls
*85% of the 1.2 - 1.5 million runaways are fleeing abuse at home
*80% of perpetrators are parents
*60 % of the male survivors report at least one of their perpetrators to be female
*Natural mothers are the perpetrators of 93% of physical neglect, 86% of educational neglect, 78%
of emotional neglect, 60% of physical abuse, and 55% of emotional abuse.
*Children in mother-only households are 4 times more likely to be fatally abused
*Women abusers typically were younger than men
*The median age was 30 years for women and 33 years for men
*Today 6 children will commit suicide
*Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death (ages 15-24)
*Untreated child abuse increases the likelihood of arrest for a violent crime by 38 percent
*71 % of child sex offenders are under the age of 35
*38% of women & 20% of men have been sexually abused during adolescence
*It is estimated that 3%-6% of the clergy population has abused a child
*The typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children--
most of whom do not report the offense When a child is a victim of abuse
their world has changed forever.
They may have loved their abuser and the abuser turned
the relationship into something sadistic and cruel.
The victim of abuse is likely to feel very confused.
How can they sort out feelings of affection they have for their abuser
with the sick and disgusting act that was done to them.
Feelings that result from abuse should not be buried away.
As painful as it is,
victims must learn how to talk about their experience and share their pain with others.
Finding meaning in suffering is the road to healing.
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