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.