Dreamcatchers for Abused Children is an Official Non-Profit 501(c)3 Child Abuse Organization. We are committed to educating the public on the signs and symptoms of an abused child. My dedication is to promote education and awareness on child abuse.
Our mission is to work towards the prevention and ultimate elimination of child abuse and neglect and to help the children and families that have suffered. Please help us stop child abuse and neglect. Educate Yourself--Learn The Facts--We'll Show You How.
Sandra Potter CEO & Founder Dreamcatchers for Abused Children www.dreamcatchersforabusedchildren.com www.dreamcatchersforabusedchildren.co.uk
I understand some of the material and images on this site are very sad and difficult to look at. Some of us do not see what is happening to the children that are our future. These innocent children belong to all of us! The truth is painful to see and this is just a tiny glimpse of the abuse towards our children around the world. For us to truly make a difference we need to see the children, hear their cries, feel their pain and see what is happening to them. We cannot be calloused or turn away from it. We need to let them know they are not forgotten. We need to validate their fears, their tears and reach out to them. Only then will we be able to do something about it. We are all part of a valuable force that can break these chains and make a difference!
*********************************************************** ~CHILD ABUSE IS KILLING OUR CHILDREN--
WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO ABOUT IT?~
The Mental, Physical and Sexual torture that pedophiles are putting our children through is beyond all comprehension. Our children are growing up in a world that allows the very people who are suppose to protect them to abuse them-- With only a slap on the wrist as punishment!
It is time to make Child Abuse a heinous crime with ZERO TOLERANCE! ***********************************************************
DID YOU KNOW?
*1 in every 3 girls will be sexually molested before the age of 18
*1 in every 6 boys will be sexually molested before the age of 18
*Every 10 SECONDS a child is raped or killed in the U.S.
*Today up to 5 children will die from abuse or neglect
*In 13 seconds, another child will be abused in the U.S
*There were 2.9 million child abuse reports made in 1992
*ONLY 28% of the children identified as harmed by abuse are investigated
*Boys are at a greater risk of serious injury and of emotional neglect than are girls
*85% of the 1.2 - 1.5 million runaways are fleeing abuse at home
*80% of perpetrators are biological parents
*60 % of male survivors report at least one of their perpetrators to be female
*Natural mothers are the perpetrators of 93% of physical neglect, 86% of educational neglect, 78% of emotional neglect, 60% of physical abuse, and 55% of emotional abuse.
*Children in mother-only households are 4 times more likely to be fatally abused
*Female abusers are typically younger than male abusers.
*The median age was 30 years for women and 33 years for men
*Today 6 children will commit suicide
*Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death (ages 15-24)
*Untreated child abuse increases the likelihood of arrest for a violent crime by 38 percent
*60 MILLION survivors are former victims of child sexual abuse in America today
*71 % of child sex offenders are under the age of 35
*38% of women & 20% of men have been sexually abused during adolescence
*It is estimated that 3%-6% of the clergy population has abused a child
*The typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children--most of whom do not report the offense
~~~ Imagine the outcry if these statistics represented a disease, which was wiping out 5 children per day, victimizing millions, and who's by-products where disabilities & expanding violence. Youth rights are really about human rights, and simple empathy is a giant first step to the benefits of increased awareness. The high jump in child abuse statistics shows the importance of youth rights by showing cases of frightening lack of knowledge!!~~~
....Go ahead....
IT'S TIME TO GET ANGRY ABOUT CHILD ABUSE IN OUR NATION!!
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