According to the U.S. Advisory Board Intimate Partner Violence Is more common than we would imagine. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury for women ages 15 to 44. Domestic violence may be the single major precursor to child abuse and neglect fatalities...
Why: The American Psychological Association reports that
12.7% is the percentage of the U.S. population over age 12 who took antidepressant medication in the past month, according to an analysis from the National Center for Health Statistics.
There are wonderful people involved in caring for foster kids within the government system of foster care, but despite that, the outcomes remain dismal as evidenced by the roughly 22,000 children aging out of foster care without permanency.
