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Girls are the fastest-growing segment of the juvenile justice population Up to 95% of girls in juvenile corrections are victims of physical, sexual, and/or psychological and emotional abuse An average of 89 reports a day are made to Child Protective Services in Arizona, of parents suspected of abusing and neglecting their children Abusive relationships are the leading cause of injury to women and girls between the ages of 15 and 44 Arizona has had the country’s highest high school dropout rate – every day up to 87 teens dropped out of school in Arizona (Mesa has, very recently, been found to have the nation’s highest high school graduation rate) Arizona has the 2nd highest teen pregnancy rate in the 50 states, or 4th depending upon the source – every week up to 65 babies are born to teenage mothers in Arizona More than 300 000 children in Arizona live in poverty One Arizonan teen in eight suffers from depression – say they have felt sad or hopeless almost every day for at least 2 weeks Among 9th graders, girls now consume alcohol at rates equal to boys, and overall, more and more girls are using, abusing, and becoming addicted to drugs More teens kill themselves in Arizona than in just about any other state - 3 children commit suicide in Arizona each month. Sources: Child Protective Services, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, Girl Scouts of America, National Domestic Violence Coalition, Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2002-2004) |
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