"The upheaval these children experience means much more than not having a home - the displacement strains virtually every aspect of family life, damaging the physical and emotional health of family members, interfering with children's education and development, and frequently resulting in the separation of family members. "
-COTS

( Below is a list of resources about homelessness of children and families in the United States )

"Child prostitution is America's "dirty little secret," one that cuts across racial and socio-economic divides. As Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin observed, "It's one of those issues that doesn't get discussed and therefore there's an assumption that perhaps either it doesn't exist at all..."
-John W. Whitehead

( Below is a list of resources about child prostitution in the United States and first world nations )

"The statistics on physical child abuse are alarming. It is estimated hundreds of thousands of children are physically abused each year by a parent or close relative. Thousands actually die as a result of the abuse. For those who survive, the emotional trauma remains long after the external bruises have healed."
-American Academy of Child ( Read more... )