Children are more at risk of violence at home and on the streets than in school.
Aggressive children comprise one-third of the referrals to child and adolescent clinics.
Every 10 seconds a case of child neglect or abuse is reported in the United States, resulting in 1 million confirmed victims a year. Fifty-nine percent of those with Bipolar Disorder reported suffering their first symptoms during childhood or adolescence. Twenty-four percent of high school students have seriously thought about attempting suicide. AboutOurKids.org and Public Education Programs at the NYU Child Study Center. Art Expressing Pain, Discovery and Hope and frequent contributor to national television and print media.