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Violence Research Data & Publications

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04/24/13

Protect Children, Not Guns: The Truth About Guns

This fact sheet counters popular misconceptions about guns, children and guns, and gun safety legislation.

01/18/13

Protect Children, Not Guns: Gun Violence in the States, 2000-2010

In the 11 years following the Columbine High School shooting, a total of 32,108 children and teens died in gun homicides, suicides and accidents across the United States. This is an average of 2,919 children and teens, or 117 classrooms of 25 children each, dying every year for 11 years. Every state lost children to gun violence between 2000 and 2010. Find out the rate of child and teen gun deaths in your state with our new fact sheet.

01/03/13

Protect Children, Not Guns 2013: Key Facts

The Protect Children, Not Guns 2013 factsheet provides key facts of the most recent and reliable national and state data on gun violence in America. A child or teen dies or is injured from guns every 30 minutes. 18,270 children and teens died or were injured from guns in 2010.

01/03/13

Federal Policy Agenda: Ensure Every Child a Safe Start

CDF’s federal policy agenda to protect children instead of guns calls on the President and members of Congress to ensure every child a safe start through common sense gun safety laws, strengthened mental health resources, and a commitment to counter the culture of violence.

12/24/12

A Christmas Day Prayer for America as We Celebrate the Birthday of the Most Famous Baby in History

O God, forgive and help us transform our rich and powerful nation where toddlers and school children die from guns sold quite legally.

11/13/12

Portrait of Inequality 2012 - Black Children in America

CDF produced "Portrait of Inequality 2012", a report showing the gross inequalities facing Black children compared to White children, across all critical indicators of wellbeing.

07/22/12

The State of America's Children® 2012 Handbook

The State of America’s Children® Handbook provides key national information in a range of areas, as well as state tables showing how children in your state are faring and how your state compares to other states in protecting children. A more comprehensive version will be posted on the web as new data becomes available later this year as part our State of America's Children® annual report.

05/04/12

Child Watch® Column: "Poison in America"

The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national alarm. Already this year several horrendous hate crimes, possible hate crimes, and crimes committed by people with ties to hate groups have received national attention.

03/21/12

Child Watch® Column: "Walking While Black"

Every parent raising Black sons knows the dilemma: deciding how soon to have the talk.

07/15/11

Child Watch® Column: "The State of America's Children"

The Children's Defense Fund has just released a new report, The State of America's Children 2011, which paints a disturbing portrait of child needs across our country. With rampant unemployment, housing foreclosures, homelessness, hunger, and massive looming federal and state budget cuts, children's well-being is in great jeopardy. One in five children is poor and children are our nation's poorest age group.

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