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***OUR MINISTRY***

WE ARE AN OFFICIAL NON-PROFIT 501(c)3 CHILD ABUSE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT AWARENESS & PREVENTION.

***OUR MISSION STATEMENT***

OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CHILD ABUSE SIGNS/SYMPTOMS, STATISTICS,
INTERVENTION, REPORTING, PREVENTION & TO ASSIST VICTIMS & SURVIVORS IN LOCATING THE
PROPER RESOURCES TO HELP ACHIEVE & ENABLE A FULL RECOVERY.

CHILD ABUSE IS A MAJOR WORLDWIDE PROBLEM WHICH IS KILLING OUR CHILDREN!

THIS WEBSITE WILL HELP EDUCATE YOU & GIVE YOU THE KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CHILD ABUSE. OFTEN CHILDREN & TEENS ARE ABUSED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSEST TO THEM SUCH AS FAMILY, FRIENDS, BABYSITTERS, DAYCARE PROVIDERS, NEIGHBORS, TEACHERS, COACHES, PRIESTS, AND EVEN THEIR OWN PARENTS! THESE ARE THE VERY PEOPLE THAT OUR CHILDREN SHOULD FEEL THE SAFEST WITH. EVERYDAY IN THE UNITED STATES THOUSAND OF CHILDREN ARE ABUSED.
THAT ADDS UP TO MILLIONS OF CHILDREN EACH YEAR!

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

*Every 10 SECONDS a child is raped or killed in the U.S.

*Today up to 5 children will die from abuse or neglect

*In 13 seconds, another child will be abused in the U.S

*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 biological parents

*60 % of 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

*Female abusers are typically younger than male abusers.

*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

*60 MILLION survivors are former victims of child sexual abuse in America today

*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

WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE?

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