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106,860 children in Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele County need childcare.
-Utah Children, 2001
88% of women and 32% of men with developmental disabilities are victims of sexual assault.
-Stimson & Best, 1991
49% of sexual abuse victims will experience 10 or more abusive incidents.
-Valenti, Hein & Schwartz, 1995
144,075 children witness domestic violence in Salt Lake County per year.
-Victim Advocates' Program data
70% of children who grow up in violent homes will end up in violent adult relationships.
-Anne Curran, University of Utah
Boys who witness domestic violence are 10 times more likely to abuse their female partners as adults.
-National Bureau of Justice Statistics
85% of children who witness domestic violence begin to drink as early as age 11.
-1997 Utah Governor's Report
Only 49% of people in need of mental health services are currently receiving treatment.
-Valley Mental Health, 2001
An estimated 199,100 Utahns were without health insurance coverage in 2001.
-Utah Department of Health
In 2001, there were a total of 4,875 victims of child abuse in Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties.
-Utah Division of Child and Family Services
In 2001, 14 children lost their lives to child abuse.
-Prevent Child Abuse America
Utah has 15,989 grandparents who are responsible for meeting the basic needs of their grandchildren.
-2000 U.S. Census
An average of 11 domestic violence homicides occur in Utah each year.
-Utah Department of Public Safety, 1992-2001
50% of all homeless women are fleeing a domestic violence situation.
-Myra A. Sheehan, 1993
In the Salt Lake valley, 13,235 domestic violence police incident reports were filed in a single year.
-Mason, B.E., 1998
14% of women surveyed in Utah reported experiencing domestic violence on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
-U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1997
Domestic Violence is the single most common source of injury to women.
-Violence Prevention Center, 2002
70% of men in court-ordered treatment for domestic violence witnessed it as a child.
-Violence Prevention Center, 2002
94% of corporate security directors rank domestic violence as a high security risk.
-American institute on Domestic Violence, 2001
31% of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.
-Commonwealth Fund Survey, 1998
Nearly 27,375 school-aged children in the Salt Lake area live below the poverty line.
-US Census Bureau, 2002
1 in 3 children who witness domestic violence is likely to continue the cycle of violence in the next generation.
-Utah Department of Public Health
More than 100,000 citizens of Utah suffer from an addiction to alcohol or drugs.
-Division of Substance Abuse, 2001
71% of child abuse cases occur in the child's own home.
-Division of Child and Family Services
Women who get a civil protective order are 70% less likely to suffer further injury.
-American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2003
1 in 8 Utah women has experienced physical abuse.
-Domestic Violence Incidence & Prevalence Study
An estimated 54% to 70% of male batterers also frequently abuse their children.
-Legal Aid Society of Utah
67% of all homicides in Utah are related to drug and alcohol use.
-Utah Department of Safety
11 million Americans abuse prescriptions.
-Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1998
Over 5% of women who give birth each year use illicit drugs during pregnancy, often with devastating results.
-Department of Health and Human Services, 1997
80% of all child abuse offenses are commtted by people under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs.
-Utah Department of Substance Abuse
Spanish is the language of 20% of Summit County residents.
-Park City Police Department, 2001
Approximately 80% of all persons in domestic violence situations are involved in some form of substance abuse.
-Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Coalition
1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused before age 18.
-Prevention & Motivation Programs, Inc., 2002
28% of high school and college students experience dating violence.
-Levy, 1993
Medical expenses incurred from domestic violence cost about $3-5 billion annually.
-Violence Prevention Center
Utah ranks 13th highest in the nation in rape rates - higher than New York and California.
-Crime in the United States, 2001
70% of the homeless population suffers from alcoholism and/or drug addiction.
-Salt Lake County Division of Substance Abuse
On average, women leave their abusers 7 times before leaving permanently.
-Richard Gelles, 1994
When a woman leaves her abuser, her likelihood of being murdered by him increases.
-Richard Gelles, 1994
Being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest for a violent crime as an adult by 38%.
-National Institute of Justice, 1992
About 85% of adolescent pregnancies are unplanned.
-The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1994
18.5% of Salt Lake County families living in poverty are headed by a single female.
-U.S. Census Bureau
Only 7%-23% of adults with mental retardation are employed full-time.
-The Arc of the United States, 1994
25,000 people with disabilities live in Salt Lake County.
-Department of Education, 1996
10,695 individuals over 65 live below the poverty level in Utah.
-2000 U.S. Census
Utahns need a monthly income of $2,026 to be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment.
-Utah Issues, Poverty in Utah 2000
All families living in poverty in Summit County (1,609 people) are in jeopardy of losing their housing.
-2000 Census
1 in 4 children living in Utah experience episodes of hunger and inadequate food.
-2000 Census
Every day in Utah, 3,455 households experience food insecurity with hunger.
-USDA, 2001
Housing along the Wasatch Front is 70% more expensive than the national average.
-Salt Lake County Consolidated Plan 2002
53.8% of Americans report being overweight.
-Center for Disease Control, 1998
71,870 people in Salt Lake County and 2,730 people in Tooele county have income below the poverty level.
-U.S. Census, 2000
Over 25% of U.S. households don't have bank accounts.
-Neighborhood Reinvestment Concept, 2000
24% of homeless people in the U.S. are employed with full-time or part-time jobs.
-Ohio State University
26% of people with severe disabilities are employed in a given month.
-Center for Technical Assistance & Training
Almost 20% of all people with disabilities live in poverty households, which is twice the rate of people without disabilities.
-Center for Technical Assistance and Training
48% of individuals with HIV have incomes less than $9,000 per year.
-Utah Department of Community & Economic Development
Approximately 22% of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe and persistent mental illness.
-U.S. Conference of Mayors
There are 200 to 300 homeless youth in Salt Lake City at any given time.
-Volunteers of America, Utah statistics
There are 33,166 children, between the ages of 5 and 18, living in Salt Lake County in a single-parent home.
-Utah Children, 2002
Single parents are 5 times more likely to be poor than two-parent families.
-Utah Children
3,479 single-parent families are listed as living in Summit County.
-Utah Children
26% of Utah's children live in working poor families.
-Utah Children
The average cost for childcare for school-aged children is between $3,300 and $3,800 per year.
-2000 Census
At least 1 in 5 children and adolescents may have a mental health problem.
-SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
Last year, only 21 teens were adopted in Utah.
-Department of Child and Family Services
Young people who volunteer just one hour or more a week are 50% less likely to abuse drugs and engage in other at-risk behavior.
-America's Promise, 2001
Youth who volunteer are more likely to do well in school, graduate, vote, and be philanthropic.
-UCLA, 1991
Only 20% of young people perceive that adults in the community value youth.
-Search Institute Survey of Youth, 2001
60% of victims of abuse or neglect were under the age of 10, with those from birth to 5 years being the largest group.
-Utah Department of Child and Family Services
Juvenile crime rates triple between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
-FBI National Incident-based Reporting System
Being supervised after school cuts in half the risk that middle-school students will smoke, drink, or abuse drugs.
-Pediatrics, 1989
40% of infant care centers are in such poor quality that they may jeopardize the child's development.
-The Cost, Quality, and Outcome Survey
Nationally, 16% of children under the age of 6 do not receive educational training prior to entering kindergarten.
-Bureau of Labor Statistics
5% of Utah teens admit to using drugs or alcohol on school grounds.
-Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, 1997
Being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 53% and an arrest for a violent crime as an adult by 38%.
-U.S. Department of Justice, 1992
80% of the nation's children spend their days in poor or mediocre child care settings.
-Kagen & Cohen, "Not by Chance"
75% of children living in a family with a teen parent are growing up in poverty.
-Kids Count, 2001, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Each year in Utah, approximately 9.2% of births are to teens.
-Kids Count, 2001, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Between 1 and 3 million youth are homeless in America on any given night.
-Family and Youth Services Bureau, 2001
In Utah, between 7,000 and 21,000 youth may be homeless on any given night.
-2000 Utah Census data
Less than 20% of seriously and persistently mentally ill people are sucessfully employed.
-Valley Mental Health
45 million Americans suffer from psychiatric disorders.
-Surgeon General of the United States
1 in 5 will suffer from mental illness sometime in life.
-National Institute of Mental Health
400,000 people in Utah are severly impacted by mental illness.
-Utah State Division of Mental Health
81.1% of women in Utah who are single with unintended pregnancies are under 20 years old.
-1999 Utah Pregnance Risk Assessment
One in four Americans do not have coverage for prescriptions
-Prescription Drug Task Force, 1999
Utah ranks 47th out of 50 states for childhood immunization.
-National Immunization Survey, 2003
Utah is one of five states identified as endemic for Hepatitis A.
-Utah Department of Health, 2003
18% of the residents of Salt Lake County are individuals with disabilities.
-2000 Utah Census data
27.2% of Utahns age 55 and older report that they currently take 5 or more prescription drugs regularly.
-Utah State University, 2002
61% of family caregivers are diagnosed with depression.
-National Family Caregivers Association 28% of children with disabilities between 3 and 21 years old live in poverty.
-U.S. Census Bureau
The likelihood of abuse and neglect is between 1.6 and 3.9 times greater for children with disabilities.
-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Disability in the family is one of the leading causes of divorce.
-Utah Parent Center
Depressive disorders affect 9.5% of adults ages 18 and over.
-National Institute of Mental Health, 2002
Women in families with incomes below $10,000 are more likely than other women to be victims of domestic violence.
-Association of American Indian Physicians
The suicide rate for 15 to 24 year olds has nearly tripled since 1960.
-National Mental Health Association, 2003
In the U.S., 1 in 4 households has a caregiver.
-Salt Lake County Aging, Director of Planning
Hemophilia occurs in 1 out of every 5,000 male births.
-Utah Hemophilia Treatment Center
HIV/AIDS infected more than half of all hemophiliacs in the early 1980's.
-Center for Disease Control, 1993
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