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Child Abuse in Texas
Child Abuse in Texas
The Statistics
It is estimated that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be victims of sexual abuse before their 18th birthday.
It is estimated that only 1 in 10 will ever tell someone about their abuse.
More than 90% of child victims are abused by someone they know and trust. In Central Texas, 98% of child victims are abused by someone they love and trust.
Almost one million reports of child abuse are confirmed each year in the U.S.
A National Call to Action states that the rate of child abuse is ten times the rate of cancer.
An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today
Signs of Child Abuse
Unexplained injuries
Changes in emotional behavior
Returning to less mature/younger behaviors
Fear of going home
Changes in eating
Changes to sleep patterns
Changes in school performance or attendance
Lack of personal care in hygiene
Risk-taking behaviors
Inappropriate sexual behaviors
Signs_of_Child_Abuse_Card_2019_English.pdfSigns_of_Child_Abuse_Card_2019_Spanish.pdfChild Abuse_Poster_English.pdfChild Abuse_Poster__Spanish.pdfKeeping_Kids_Safe.pdfchild_physical_abuse_fact_sheet (1).pdfResources:
The Martin House Child Advocacy Center
903-807-0189
606 W. Garfield Dr., Suite D, Longview, Texas 75602
https://themartinhousecac.org/
Rusk-Panola Children's Advocacy Center
(903) 657-0790
610 US Hwy 79 N Henderson, TX 75653
https://www.rusk-panolacac.org/
Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County
2210 Frankston Hwy, Tyler, TX 75701
Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County
(903)567-1212
503 W. Hwy 243, Canton, TX 7510
Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Texas
903-629-7588
5920 North St Hwy 37, Winnsboro, TX 75494
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