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Categories of Severe Problems Facing Students

Categories of Severe Problems Facing Students. Homelessness. On any night, 700,000 people are homeless. Two million people are homeless annually. Forty percent of the homeless have homeless children A New Day for Homeless Students. Depression.

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Categories of Severe Problems Facing Students

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  1. Categories of Severe Problems Facing Students

  2. Homelessness On any night, 700,000 people are homeless. Two million people are homeless annually. Forty percent of the homeless have homeless children A New Day for Homeless Students

  3. Depression About 8 percent of adolescents are depressed a year. Five percent of all youth between 9-17 years old are depressed, and only a minority of youth are treated Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Storm In My Brain

  4. Suicide Among youth 15 to19 years old, suicide is responsible for more deaths any disease. For 10-14 year-olds, suicide is the 4th leading cause of death. Suicide, Facts - NCIPC

  5. Violent Students Most violent and aggressive students have substance/mental disorders 56% of youth who were victims of violence were at school 50% of boys and 25% girls reported being physically assaulted at schools Assessing Potentially Violent Students. ERIC Digest.

  6. Eating Disorders Fifteen to18 percent of all high school students manifest bulimic symptoms Five to 10 percent of cases of anorexia are males ANRED: Information and Resources

  7. Alcoholism Twenty percent of children grow up in alcoholic family. Alcoholic families exhibit greater levels of openly expressed anger and lower levels of warmth, cohesion, and direct communication. Alcohol is a significant factor in 81% of child abuse cases Fetal Alcohol

  8. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder AD/HD Three to 7% school-age experience ADHD disorder Fifty percent ( 1.6 million) of ADHD children also have learning disorders Seventy percent have learning disorders, mood disorder, anxiety, and more ADHD Information

  9. Sexual Orientation Six percent of students describe themselves as homosexual/ bisexual and 13% are uncertain about orientation. These students have a higher than average rate of mental problems and eating disorders.

  10. Incarcerated Parents One and a half million children have an incarcerated parent. Ten million young people have had a mother or father or both behind bars at some point in their lives. Incarcerated Parents

  11. Poverty Approximately 15.7 million children live in households with incomes below the poverty line. Almost 50% of all children in mother-only families are impoverished. More than 4 million children are latch-key children. Fifty percent of urban and rural poor students manifest learning, behavioral, and emotional problems.

  12. Sexual and Physical Abuse 1 in 3 girls & 1 in 5 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18 years. Average age of abuse is 7 years old. On the average, more than 5 children die every day from injuries or prolonged deprivation suffered from their caregivers. Child Abuse: One Survivor's Story

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