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These pages tell the stories of thousands of children from communities all over the nation. From orphan trains to a COVID pandemic that kept children locked in toxic homes for over two years with no access to mandated reporters or safety. You will find that not much has changed in the many years KARA has been writing this page. Find your state’s stories and share articles with your State Representative to bring attention to the plight of abused and neglected children where you live.
ALL ADULTS ARE THE PROTECTORS OF ALL CHILDREN
To get a sense of what children in child protection cases live with, read a few pages of the recent investigative report completed by Safe Passage for Children of MN.
WHEN YOU Share KARA’s reporting with FRIENDS, INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK and most of all, your State Representative (find them here) change will come a little bit faster. When enough of us become informed and speak up for abused and neglected children, you will improve their lives and your community!
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MN Child Abuse + Child Protection (fall 2021)
Child Suicide & Self-Harm Reporting State By State Summer 2021
Foster Care Reporting July & August 2021
Domestic Violence Report August 2021
Summer 2021 Child Welfare in your state
2020
Domestic Violence Trends During COVID (spring of 2020)
Sad Stories State By State & International Week 1, 2020
2019
Collected Stories, Articles & Statistics to December 2019
June Sad Stories (II)
May Sad Stories
Recent Child Suicide & Self Harming Reports & Statistics (Part III)
2018
December Sad Stories
Recent Infant Abuse Death Reports & Statistics
Recent Child Sex Abuse Reports & Statistics
Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (Part I)
Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (Part II)
Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part III)
Recent Child Suicide) Reports & Statistics (part IV)
July Sad Stories Part 1 Domestic Violence & Violence Against Children , Infant & Child Death (part 2) ,Child Abuse / Child Protection (part 3) Child Sex abuse/sex trafficking (part 4) Child Trauma and Torture Part 5 Medicating Very Young Children part 6
June Sad Stories Part 1 Domestic Violence & Violence Against Children Part 2 Infant & Child Death Part 3 Child Abuse & Child Protection Part 4 Reported Child Sex Abuse Part 5 Child Burns, Torture & Trauma Part 6 Foster & Adoption Stories & Statistics Part 7 Drugging of Foster Children
May Sad Stories Part 1 Child Burns, Sex Abuse & Beatings Part 2 Foster & Adoption Part 3 Domestic & International Violence Against Children Part 4 Prozac, Poison & Children Part 5 Child Abuse & Child Protection Part 6 Child Trauma & Torture Part 7 Child Death & Sex Abuse Part 8 Child Welfare State By State
April Sad Stories Part 1 Part II Part III-statistics Part Iv Part V- Foster child Part VI Part VII- child sex abuse Part VIII Part IX-Child Death
March Sad Stories Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII VIII IX X
February Sad Stories Part I Part II Part III Part IVPart V Part VI Part VII
January Sad Stories Part I Part II Part III
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December Sad Stories Part I Part II Part III
November Sad Stories Part I Part II
October Sad Stories Part I Part II
September Sad Stories Part I Part II
August Sad Stories Part I Part II
July Sad Stories Part I Part II
June Sad Stories Part I Part II
May Sad Stories Part I Part II
April Sad Stories Part I Part II Part III
Reporting on this site is made possible by Mike Tikkanen, KARA staff, college interns, and volunteers from
Arizona State, Capella, RMIT, Bay Path, Cambrian college, University of North Dakota, Cape Breton University, Keuka College, Durham College, Northeastern University, University of Stirling, and MacEwan Universities
research and writing.
It is only sampling of what should be reported – the great majority of child trauma & abuse is never known.
37% of children overall and 44% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18. (American Journal of Public Health 1.17)
7.8 million children a year are reported to child protection services.
