WV is the #1 state for smokeless tobacco use.

Tens of thousands lose jobs as the recession bites.

Alcohol Over 15 million Americans are

dependent on alcohol. 500,000 are between the age of 9 and 12.

of students say they’ve been bullied.

Cyber Space Bullying

HomelessRural homelessness is often invisible. According to

the US Department of Agriculture, most rural people who become homeless are likely to live doubled and

tripled up with families in substandard housing.

Almost 25 % of WV children under the age of 18 live in poverty

Foster Care4,331 children were in the foster care system in West Virginia in

2005.

Domestic ViolenceWV youths under the age of eighteen

made up 10.9% of all DV victimsreported to law enforcement in 2005.

WV is the # 1 state in obesity 61% of our citizens are

overweight.

WV ranks lowest in the nation in spending on mental health per

person

WV ranks 17th in teen birth rates.

WV ranks 37th in the nation for suicides.

Education:WV has the lowest number of people in the nation who have

completed a Bachelor’s Degree.

WV is 39th in the nation for violent crime.

A gun in the home is 43 times more likely to be used to kill a family member or friend or to commit suicide than to defend oneself.

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