HIV Statistics

• Every nine and a half minutes someone in the United States contracts HIV

• Almost 1 in 7 people that are infected with HIV are unaware of their infection

• Every two minutes a teenager (15-19) is infected with HIV worldwide

• More than 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV

• An estimated one in four new HIV infections is among youth ages thirteen to twenty-four

• An estimated 37,600 thousand new HIV infections occurred in the United States the year of 2014

Bullying Statistics

• Every seven minutes a child is bullied

• It is estimated that one hundred sixty thousand children miss school every day due to a fear of attack or intimidation by other students

• 1 in 5 teens who are bullied or cyber bullied think about suicide

  • 1 in 10 actually attempt suicide

• One out of every ten students who drop out of school do so because of repeated bullying

• 64 percent of children who are bullied do not report it

• Every half hour a child commits suicide as a result of being bullied

• More than twenty percent of kids admit to bullying of "some kind."

national hotlines

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK (8255)

If you or someone you know is in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, please call. The call is free and available twenty-four hours a day. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.

Boys Town National Hotline

1-800-448-3000

A twenty-four-hour, toll-free, confidential hotline staffed by specially trained counselors. Teens, parents, and others can get help with bullying, abuse, anger, depression, school issues, and more.