Facts and Statistics

1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 18. (Center for Disease Control, December 2005 ACE Study –Prevalence—Adverse Childhood Experiences [Electronic version] Retrieved on May 3, 2010 at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdph/ace/prevalence/htm.)
100 girls under the age of 18 are raped for profit on a typical night in Georgia. (According to the Georgia Governor’s Office for Children and Families CSEC tracking study)
The average life expectancy of a girl in forced prostitution is seven years with homicide or HIV/AIDS as the main causes of death. (Shared Hope International, July 2007)
Atlanta is one of the top 14 cities in the US for sex trafficking according to the 2005 FBI Status Report.
The average age of a child first used in prostitution is 11 to 14, with some as young as 9 years of age. (2005 FBI Status Report)

70% of runaways become a part of the sex trade industry. (Goodman, 2005 as cited by Hidden in Plain View: The Commercial Exploitation of Girls in Atlanta, 2005, page 16.)
23% of men in Georgia have paid for sex with females. 20,700 do so every month. (Georgia Demand Study, 2000 by the Schapiro Group, Atlanta, GA)
45% of CSEC cases happen online and fifty percent on the street. (AFNAP/YouthSpark Provider Project)
65% of CSEC victims deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and fifty-two percent experience educational losses. (Provider Project)

Currently the only approved residential program for CSEC victims. Georgian Care Connection refers ALL CSEC victims in need of residential care to Wellspring Living.
Developed comprehensive programs for therapy, education, advocacy, mentoring and life skills for victims.
Consulted with United Nations envoys regarding duplication of the Wellspring Living model internationally, in October 2010
Featured on Fox News America’s HQ as the organization with the largest capacity for comprehensive care of CSEC victims
Engaged 5 cities in our Organizational Mentorship Program and 15 cities in trainings about CSEC, demand, and Wellspring Living’s programs.