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AtTheFirePit t1_ixbafvh wrote

Reply to comment by AngelaLambert in Maine has the highest rate of child abuse cases in the United States (1,904.4 per 100,000 people under 18). The data comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. by AngelaLambert

Child abuse happens at every socioeconomic level but all kinds of abuse are exasperated by; isolation, lack of social supports, lack of social safety nets, lack of/substandard education, lack of jobs that provide advancement, and poverty.

If I wasn't so tired I'd look to see how Maine ranks on all those other things, too.

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ethan52695 t1_ixdfooa wrote

Ya that makes a lot of sense. We’ve lost so much of the industry that brought people to Maine in the first place. And drugs have seemed to be the thing that replaced those jobs. I’m from the Bangor area and this place seems like it’s falling apart more and more every year. Especially the farther you go away from the city.

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