I found another organization in NH that helps prevent and support children of CSA. ( Thank Debi! ).. I found this page - About Child Abuse - on the Child Advocacy Network of NH site.. the numbers are just heartbreaking.
There are 39 million people in the united states right now that are survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
That is 12.5% of the population.
.25% of the population have Cancer
8.3% have Diabetes
7% have Heart Disease
.13% have MS
Hmmmmmmm... and yet, we can prevent CSA much easier than we can prevent disease.
Let's nip this one in the bud people - join the Converation .. let's end CSA!
~Suz
The numbers are unbelievable. It's strange why it seems like little is being done to fight the problem of CSA.
ReplyDeleteMy guess would be because of these numbers:
ReplyDelete30-40% of victims are abused by a family member.
Another 50% are abused by someone outside of the family whom they know and trust.