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Statistics on Abuse
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- 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before
they turn age 18.
- Children who experience child abuse & neglect are about 9
times more likely to become involved in criminal activity.
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- Two-thirds of the people in treatment for drug abuse report
being abused or neglected as children.
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- 80% of 21 year olds that were abused as children met criteria
for at least one psychological disorder.
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- Child abuse crosses all socioeconomic and educational
levels, religions, ethnic and cultural groups.
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"The bottom line is, it can happen to anyone – and it happened to me."
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