US Dept of Justice: Defending Childhood
On September - 26 - 2011
This September, I am asking you to think about children – the majority of children in the United States – whose dreams are shattered by violence. The Justice Department has been working with leading researchers to take an in-depth look at the problem of children exposed to violence.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood/
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
Educate Yourself -- Learn the Facts
It May Just Save a Child's Life!!
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