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■ "Nine of the 38 fatalities occurred in families with at least one prior Child <br /> Protective Services substantiated investigation" <br /> ® 89 percent of the children who died from abuse or neglect were 5 or younger and <br /> 68 percent of those were under 2. <br /> Statistics: <br /> ® In Indiana, over 89,000 infants are born each year. Approximately 4000 in St Joe <br /> County. One in five children in Indiana live in poverty. <br /> d 1/3 of Indiana mothers do not receive prenatal care during the first trimester of <br /> pregnancy. <br /> 0 Indiana has more than 105,000 reports of child abuse and neglect annually. Of <br /> those,23% (24,108) are substantiated. <br /> • Neatly every week at least one child in Indiana dies of abuse or neglect. Nationally, <br /> near 5 children die each day. <br /> e In Indiana <br /> o 81% of substantiated reports are from neglect; 11.2% from physical abuse; <br /> 16.4% from sexual abuse. (There can be more than one substantiation in a <br /> case). <br /> 7 out of 10 child abuse cases are related to their parents alcohol and substance abuse. <br /> ® <br /> We know prevention works — for every $1.00 <br /> invested in prevention we save $37 doHarse <br /> ® Research suggests child sexual abuse is the most underreported <br /> form of child abuse. <br /> o 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused before the age of 18 <br /> o More than 90% of abusers are people the children know <br /> o More than 60% of pregnant teens have been sexually abused <br /> o 20% of children who have been sexually abused are under the age of 8.... <br /> MOST NEVER TELL! <br /> bullying is a form of child abuse <br /> 0 160,000 children stay home every day because they are afraid <br /> 0 1/3 of all teens report being bullied while at school <br /> 0 20—25%of students are victims of cyber bullying <br /> • Every 9 seconds a high school student drops out of school <br /> • Every 10 seconds a child is neglected or abused <br />