In Maine more than half the homicides each year are the result of domestic violence. - Dept. of Public Safety's yearly Crime in Maine reports Every 11 minutes someone in Maine calls a domestic violence hotline. - National Network to End Domestic Violence census, Domestic Violence Counts: 2007 One in five children between the ages of 11 and 14 (20%) say their friends are victims of dating violence. - Liz Claiborne study on Tween and Teen dating relationships 2/2008 Interpersonal violence (IVP) results in an estimated 1,200 deaths and 2 million injuries among women and nearly 600,000 injuries among men. - CDC, 2003 69% of teens who had sex before 14 said they had experienced all aspects of dating abuse including verbal, emotional physical and mental abuse. - Liz Claiborne study on Tween and Teen dating relationships 2/2008 Roughly 14,000 Maine residents may be the victim of rape or unwanted sexual activity during any 12 month period. - Maine Crime Victimization Report: Informing Public Policy for Safer Communities. 2007. The costs of domestic violence in Maine year equal $1,000 per resident each year. - Office of the Attorney General Eighteen percent of Maine students are receiving special education services but only 2-3% were born with the structural brain problems that would require those services. - Office of the Attorney General Children who had been exposed to violence suffered symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as bed-wetting or nightmares, and were at greater risk than their peers of having allergies, asthma, gastrointestinal problems headaches and flu. - Journal of Pediatrics, 2005 While federal expenditures overall continue to grow, the portion of domestic spending focused on children has steadily decreased over the last five decades, dropping a total of 22% since 1960. - Urban Institute Kids' Share 2008 report Since 2003, only one penny of every new non-defense dollar spent by the federal government has gone towards children's programs. - Urban Institute Kids' Share 2008 report | 
