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Statistics

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Women In Crisis

*85% of domestic violence victims are women.1/4 of women worldwide experience domestic violence in their lifetimes.
*Women 18 to 24 years of age are at great risk to be victimized.
One and seven women in the US have been injured by an intimate partner (NCADV.org). 
*40% of female homicides are result of domestic abuse.

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Children In Crisis

*In the United States, over 11 million children are growing up in families experiencing economic hardship. These numbers are increasing as unemployment has risen due to economic and cultural changes..
*This trend is resulted in at-risk youth who have greater vulnerability to problem behaviors like homelessness, substance abuse, school failure, delinquency, depression, anxiety and suicide.
*There are over 400,000 foster kids in America annually.
*16% of high school kids report considering suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in teens in the United States.

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Veterans In Crisis

*Veteran housing security is a pressing issue with 13% of veterans  being below poverty line.
*Unemployment in this category  has surpassed 10% in this category.
*With lack of support or guidance 23% of The homeless in the United States are veterans.
*In 2019, among the average 17.2 Veteran suicides per day, an estimated 6.8 suicides per day were among those with VHA encounters in 2018 or 2019, whereas 10.4 per day were among Veterans with no VHA encounter in 2018 or 2019.

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Families in Crisis

*There are more than 300 federal Indian reservations in the United States. 3 poorest neighborhoods in America are on federal Indian reservations.
* US Census Bureau statistics estimate that about 1.5 percent of the US population – around 4.5 million individuals – self-identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) descent.
* Native Americans are more likely to report drug abuse in the past month (17.4%) or year (28.5%) than any other ethnic group.
*American Indian and Alaskan Native communities have strikingly higher suicide rates compared to the overall U.S. population. In 2010, the CDC reported suicide as the eighth leading cause of 
death among AI/AN, at a rate of 16.93/100,000

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