September is Suicide Prevention Month. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 3,000 people commit suicide each day (1). In a 2013 study, the CDC found that 41,149 suicides were reported, making suicide the 10th leading cause of deaths for Americans. They also found that in the same year someone committed suicide in the U. S. every [...]
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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Post by Lauresa Garnett Did you know February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, almost 1 in 10 teens reports being physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year. Teens who suffer dating abuse are subject to long-term consequences like alcoholism, eating [...]
Child Abuse in Indiana, by the numbers
The Indiana Youth Institute just came out with their Kids Count in Indiana Data book. With this comes snapshots of data of each county in Indiana. In Marion County, the population of children totaled 236,434, and the following are some staggering numbers about our children: 24% live in poverty Teen birth rate is 35.5 (per [...]
Prevent Child Abuse, Have a Party!
Planning on some fun with family and friends? Add some FUNdraising to your next party. Healthy Families America is a program that is part of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA), and before Healthy Families America opened a branch in Indiana, children in our community had to be reported as being abused or neglected FIRST before a family [...]
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