A Statewide Problem

Indiana has child abuse rates more than 2X the national average.

  • Indiana ranks third for child fatality rates
  • 69% are maltreated by a mother
  • Over 230,000 calls were made to the Indiana Child Abuse Hotline last year.
  • Indiana’s foster care placement rate has consistently ranked among the highest five states nationally, with drug/alcohol abuse cited in 61% of the cases.
  • About a quarter of Hoosier kids live in poverty.
  • More than 15 percent of Indiana babies born were drug-exposed
  • Indiana ranks among the highest for the number of babies who die before their first birthday.

What if we can change the course of entire lives so children stay in safe families and mothers aren’t saying…

“My baby would be better off
without me.”