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 [...]
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Childhood Abuse leading to Addiction – who is blamed?
Coming up with a title for this post was tough.. It is easy to answer the question and not read the post. Who is blamed for childhood abuse? – Adults/caretakers in that child’s life. Who is blamed for addiction? – The individual who can’t help themselves. But before you click away, what if I posed [...]
Abuse and neglect prevention starts BEFORE birth
A report done by the National Center for Children in Poverty in September 2010 showed the factors that increase the risk of infant maltreatment. These factors are: smoking during pregnancy infant having two or more siblings Medicaid enrollee unmarried infant low-birth weight less than high school education teen mother short spacing (under 15 months) between [...]
Discover the importance of support services for Child Development..
Nobody really remembers what it is like to be two years old. It is hard to remember your favorite toy when you were two or who was #1 on the Billboard Top 100 List at the time. BUT, from 0-3 years old is one of the most important stages for children. According to Zero to [...]
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 [...]
Each Day in America…
2,175 children are confirmed as abused or neglected. -Children’s Defense Fund In Indiana, a child is abused or neglected every 25 minutes, and most of the time, abuse and neglect can be prevented. HealthNet’s Better Indy Babies program uses an originally designed outreach model that consists of teams of health care workers which include social [...]
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