Underage drinking costs the U.S. more than $58 billion every year - "Enough to purchase every student in public schools a state-of-the-art computer. - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
More than 772,000 members of street gangs are teens and young adults - Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds overall. - National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Teen Pregnancy Reveals 49 births per 1000 teens in Washington, DC - Nearly one million young women in the U.S. under age 20 become pregnant each year. - Center for Disease Control (CDC)
There were 1,737 suicides by children and adolescents in 2003 - Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 20. - Center for Disease Control (CDC)
