28% of the children in state care had been abused while in the system.
12.5% of the state's foster care population, have been sexually abused while in state care.
73% of children among the general population graduate from high school or get an equivalent diploma, less than half of the foster care children do.
12% of young foster children receive no routine health care,
34% receive no immunizations, and
32% have some identified health needs that are not met
78% of young foster children are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus as a result of parental drug abuse, yet only about 9% of foster children are tested for HIV.