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KARA (Kids At Risk Action) tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and  attention to our youngest and most vulnerable  citizens.  The COVID pandemic has virtually stopped major media reporting of child abuse issues.

Reporting on this site is made possible by Mike Tikkanen, KARA staff and college interns and volunteers from

Arizona State, Capella, RMIT and MacEwan Universities

research and writing.

It is only sampling of what should be reported –  the great majority of child trauma & abuse is never known.

  

37% of children overall and 44% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18.  (American Journal of Public Health 1.17)

 

6 to 12 million children a year are reported to child protection services and in many states, 1/3 of foster children are required to take psychotropic medicines

 

ALL ADULTS ARE THE PROTECTORS OF ALL CHILDREN

Past writer / researchers;are the hard work of Eshanee Singh,

David Vang, Mike Toronto, Jamar Weston, Adolf Nchanj, Josh Jedlicka and Blaz Zlate,  

Callie Benscoter, (student volunteers at Century College) Katie Frake, Boston College, Julie O, and KARA.

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2022

Child Abuse Week of 6.9.22

 

2021

MN Child Abuse + Child Protection (fall 2021)

Child Suicide & Self-Harm Reporting State By State Summer 2021

Foster Care Reporting July & August 2021

Domestic Violence Report August 2021

Summer 2021 Child Welfare in your state

2020

Domestic Violence Trends During COVID (spring of 2020)

Sad Stories State By State & International Week 1, 2020

2019

Collected Stories, Articles & Statistics to December 2019

Winter Foster Care Stories

Summer Foster Care Stories

June Sad Stories (III)

June Sad Stories (II)

June Sad Stories (I)

May Sad Stories

Recent Child Suicide & Self Harming Reports & Statistics (Part III)

2018

December Sad Stories

Recent Infant Abuse Death Reports & Statistics

Recent Child Sex Abuse Reports & Statistics

Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (Part I)

Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (Part II)

Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part III)

Recent Child Suicide) Reports & Statistics (part IV)

July Sad Stories Part 1 Domestic Violence & Violence Against Children , Infant & Child Death (part 2) ,Child Abuse / Child Protection (part 3)  Child Sex abuse/sex trafficking (part 4Child Trauma and Torture Part 5 Medicating Very Young Children part 6

June Sad Stories Part 1 Domestic Violence &  Violence Against Children Part 2 Infant & Child Death Part 3  Child Abuse & Child Protection Part 4 Reported Child Sex Abuse Part 5 Child Burns, Torture & Trauma  Part 6 Foster & Adoption Stories & Statistics Part 7 Drugging of Foster Children

May Sad Stories Part 1 Child Burns, Sex Abuse & Beatings Part 2 Foster & Adoption  Part 3 Domestic & International Violence Against Children Part 4 Prozac, Poison & Children Part 5 Child Abuse & Child Protection  Part 6 Child Trauma & Torture Part 7 Child Death & Sex Abuse  Part 8 Child Welfare State By State

April Sad Stories Part 1 Part II  Part III-statistics Part Iv Part V- Foster child  Part VI Part VII- child sex abuse Part VIII Part IX-Child Death

March Sad Stories Part I  Part II  Part III Part IV  Part V  Part VI  Part VII VIII IX X

February Sad Stories Part I Part II Part III Part IVPart V  Part VI Part VII

January Sad Stories Part I  Part II  Part III

2017;

December Sad Stories Part I  Part II  Part III

November Sad Stories Part I  Part II

October Sad Stories Part I  Part II

September Sad Stories Part I  Part II

August Sad Stories Part I  Part II

July Sad Stories Part I Part II

June Sad Stories Part I  Part II

May Sad Stories Part I  Part II

April Sad Stories Part I    Part II  Part III

March Sad Stories Part IV

March Sad Stories Part III

March Sad Stories Part II

March Sad Stories Part I

February Sad Stories Part IV

February Sad Stories Part III

February Sad Stories Part II

February Sad Stories Part I

January Sad Stories Part II

January Sad Stories Part I