Camp Opportunity 2017 Annual Report

THE NEED

In 2016 alone 1,396 children aged 8-11 were verified victims of abuse in Maryland. These are the children we serve.

INVESTIGATED & VERIFIED VICTIMS

OUR REFERRAL PROCESS The children we serve are referred to us by professionals in the child services community. Teachers, guidance counselors, social workers and members of the clergy have all identified children who would benefit from Camp Opportunity. We work with professionals, parents, and legal guardians to ensure that the children we serve are those who could most benefit and that we are best prepared to help.

346 KIDS 10 YEARS OLD

322 KIDS 11 YEARS OLD

350 KIDS 9 YEARS OLD

378 KIDS 8 YEARS OLD

TYPES OF ABUSE MARYLAND CHILDREN, ALL AGES

PHYSICAL ABUSE 1,597 (23%)

SEXUAL ABUSE 1,697 (24%)

NEGLECT 4,187 (60%)

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*Percentages do not add up to 100% as some children are victims of multiple forms of abuse and are counted more than once.

SOURCES U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Children’s Bureau, Child Maltreatment 2016 Report

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