What our society has become..
90% of girls aged 8-14 are dieting.
Girls see over 400 everyday telling them how they should look.
3 teens self-harm per hour in the uk. In 2003-2004, 24087 were hospitalised in australia. 3000 000 americans self-harm.
1 suicide occurs every 40 seconds.
1 in every 3 women have been beaten.
683000 rapes occur per year. That's more than 1 per minute. 61% are under 18 years old.
225000000 are sexually abused each year. The majority of victims are under 8 years old. About 50% of the offenders are parents.
10 million ciggareties are sold every minute. About 90,000 childern start smoking everyday.
Every minute, a person dies as a result of homicide.
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I just thought this needed to be shared.