Affects Of Child Abuse

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Runaways:

Abused and neglected children were more than twice as likely to run away from home than non-abused children.
Victims of Childhood (Word deleted) Abuse-Later Criminal Consequences
Cathy Spatz Widom

Over 1,200 kids run away from home every day. It is estimated that 5% (60 kids) are suffering from (word deleted) or physical abuse.
National Runaway Switchboard Curriculum
Chicago, Illinois

Prostitution:

Approximately 95% of teenage prostitutes have been (word deleted) abused.
CT Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, 1992

HIV Infection:

1 in 5 reported AIDS cases is diagnosed in the 20-29 year age group: (the incubation period between HIV infection and AIDS diagnosis is about 10 years) Therefore, many diagnosed in their 20s became infected as teenagers.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 1993

Sexually Transmitted Diseases:

Every year 3 million teens acquire a STD.
(Word deleted) and America's Teenagers1994, The Alan Guttmacher Institute

Low Self-Esteem/Depression/Suicide:

Abused girls were twice as likely as non-abused girls to:

• have low self-confidence
• suffer depression
• engage in bingeing or purging behavior

Adolescent boys who were (word deleted) or physically abused were:

• 3 times more likely to suffer from depression
• 2 times as likely to have suicidal thoughts
• 4 times as likely to engage in bingeing or purging than non-abused boys

The Commonwealth Fund Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls 1997, Louis Harris and Associates, Inc.

AFFECTS OF (WORD DELETED) ABUSE ON EDUCATION

Used by permission from www.childlures.com

Educational Reform
The (Word deleted) Betrayal of Children

Roadblock to Educational Reform by Kenneth Wooden

"The issue of educational accountability is now before Congress, with high priority status from both President Bush and the American People. In this technological age, ensuring the excellence of our schools and students is paramount to our country's future.

Curiously, in the reform discussions now before Congress, there has been no mention of one very real obstacle to improving the academic performance of students and schools: the tragically high incidence of childhood (word deleted) abuse and its detrimental effect on learning.
According to the American Medical Association, "(Word deleted) assault is a 'violent, silent epidemic,' growing at an alarming rate and traumatizing the women and children of our nation." Over 61% of female victims are children. U.S. Justice Department and National Institute of Mental Health statistics provide yet more sobering insight with these telling numbers: 44,320 known child predators in prison; l68,000 on parole; with perpetrators averaging l43 victims (up from 68 victims in l980.) There are virtually millions of young American students coping with the physical and mental scars of (word deleted) abuse. "The mental scars of any type of victimization last a lifetime," says Marilyn Benoit, M.D., psychiatrist and member of the American Medical Association's National Advisory Council on Family Violence.

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