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Service Stats

                                                                          2021      2022      2023     
 New Children Assigned to CASA            66          56                   
Total Children Served by CASA             202        148               

Story in the Stats

• The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services receives and investigates a report of suspected child abuse or  neglect every five minutes, and  a report of child sexual abuse every two hours.
  
• Other than a parent, the paramour (live-in boyfriend/girlfriend) is the most likely indicated perpetrator of child          abuse and/or neglect.
  
• ​CASA of Southern Illinois is assigning three times more children in crisis to trained CASA advocates each year          compared to ten years ago.

238,000 children have a CASA volunteer standing by their side each year, ensuring their voices are heard and needs are met. But another 400,000 go it alone.

You can change that.

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1-800-25-ABUSE

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