Interesting Facts:
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"Children and Teens: Statistics:
- One in 9 girls and 1 in 20 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault.3
- 82% of all victims under 18 are female.4
- Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.2
The effects of child sexual abuse can be long-lasting and affect the victim's mental health. Victims are more likely than non-victims to experience the following mental health challenges:5
- About 4 times more likely to develop symptoms of drug abuse
- About 4 times more likely to experience PTSD as adults
- About 3 times more likely to experience a major depressive episode as adults
Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.
And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. Meanwhile, only 25 out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison.
Sexual violence also affects victims’ relationships with their family, friends, and co-workers.12
- 38% of victims of sexual violence experience work or school problems, which can include significant problems with a boss, coworker, or peer.
- 37% experience family/friend problems, including getting into arguments more frequently than before, not feeling able to trust their family/friends, or not feeling as close to them as before the crime.
- 84% of survivors who were victimized by an intimate partner experience professional or emotional issues, including moderate to severe distress, or increased problems at work or school.
- 79% of survivors who were victimized by a family member, close friend or acquaintance experience professional or emotional issues, including moderate to severe distress, or increased problems at work or school.
- 67% of survivors who were victimized by a stranger experience professional or emotional issues, including moderate to severe distress, or increased problems at work or school."
These and other facts can be found on the RAINN website
Odd Facts
An 8-week meditation course will cause the amygdala, associated with fear and other emotions, to shrink while the prefrontal cortex, associated with awareness, concentration and decision-making, will thicken.
Phobophobia is the fear of having a phobia. Symptoms include dizziness, excessive sweating, increased heart rate, and faintness.
Laughing boosts the immune system, burns calories and reduces stress hormones, making it a very healthy activity.
Sarcasm makes you more creative.
People are more likely to agree with a statement written in Baskerville than any other font.
Scientists found that the most relaxing song ever is “Weightless” by the Marconi Union—it reduced anxiety by 65 percent in the average test subject.
Talking to yourself makes your brain work more efficiently.
American 18- to 34-year-olds spend 25.7 hours on Facebook, 7 hours on Instagram, 5.9 hours on Snapchat, 5.7 hours on Tumblr and 3.5 hours on Twitter each month.
The chills you get when listening to music are caused by your brain releasing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that causes pleasure.
The brain itself doesn't feel pain, so someone undergoing brain surgery can be awake and even play an instrument during the procedure
Half of all mental health disorders begin before the age of 14
The "brain freeze" sensation isn't actually pain in the brain, but rather a reaction in blood vessels in the head due to cold temperatures
Depression as leading disability: Depression is considered the leading cause of disability worldwide
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, more than 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with some sort of mental illness at some point during their lifetimes.
According to the CDC, 1 in 25 Americans live with what is described as a “serious” mental illness such as schizophrenia or major depression.
According to Johns Hopkins, approximately 1 percent of Americans are affected by schizophrenia. That equates to more than 3 million people, or roughly the population of the entire state of Nevada.
According to the National Institutes of Health, 1.4 percent of adults in the United States suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder. That means that 3.6 million people face this struggle every day
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