This is what happens to the children

Children from fatherless homes are:

11 times more likely to exhibit violent behavior than children from intact "married" homes.

5 times more likely to commit suicide.

32 times more likely to runaway.

20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders.

14 times more likely to commit rape.

9 times more likely to drop out of high school.

10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances.

9 times more likely to end up in state-operated institutions.

20 times more likely to end up in prison.

37.9% of fathers have no access/visitation rights.

(Source: p.6,col.II, para. 6, lines 4 & 5, Census Bureau P-60, #173, Sept 1991.)

Children from fatherless homes account for:

63% of youth suicides.
(Source: US Dept. of Health & Human Services, Bureau of the Census).

71% of pregnant teenagers.
(Source: US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

90% of all homeless and runaway children.

70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept 1988)

85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders.
(Source:Center for Disease Control).

80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger.
(Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol. 14, p. 403-26, 1978).

71% of all high school dropouts.
(Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools).

75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers.
(Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children).

85% of all youths sitting in prisons.
(Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992).