At least 10 times as many girls are now trafficked into brothels annually as African slaves were transported to the New World in the peak years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Uninsured children by poverty status, age, race and Hispanic origin
In 2007, 8.1 million children under 18 years old were without health insurance. Children in poverty and Hispanic children were more likely to be uninsured.
In the United States, 21.9 percent of all children are in poverty, a poverty rate second only to that of Mexico’s (among rich nations).
Forty percent of female juveniles in custody report being victims of sexual abuse.
Three fifths of juveniles in custody report having experienced some degree of childhood abuse.
Half of the Indigenous juveniles in custody were first admitted to custody before they were 13.
America has one of the lowest rates of public investment on childcare in the OECD.
An estimated 100,000 to 300,000 American-born children are sold for sex each year.
Young Indigenous people are about 13 times more likely to be under supervision of the justice system than young non-Indigenous people.
7,464 sexual offence incidents were reported to NSW police in 2007. Of these, 1,383 (18.5%) were investigated within 180 days and resulted in criminal proceedings.
In 2007, 1,139 people appeared in NSW courts charged with a sexual offence. Of these, 295 (26%) were found guilty and received a custodial sentence.
The progress of sexual offences through the NSW justice system
Twenty-four of the dead children were indigenous, making the Aboriginal suicide rate six times higher than for white children.
Nationally, the suicide rate among indigenous people aged 15 and older is more than double the rate of other Australians.
Strategy to reduce suicide in children (via Shara)
Suicide is the leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 14 in Queensland, the state with the most comprehensive data on suicide deaths. More than half the children who killed themselves had tried it before, and four in 10 had witnessed the suicide of a friend, family or community member, according to the Queensland Commission for Children and Young People.
Strategy to reduce suicide in children (via Shara)
Gender: the hidden dimension of Millennium Development Goals
At the 500 day (1.4 year) mark, 65 per cent of the non-Indigenous group had not reappeared in court, compared with only 32 per cent of the Indigenous group.
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