Translating a World on the Edge

Over the years there have been many published studies on the importance of fathers. Without a father a child is much more likely to engage in activities that are abusive or harmful. In an article entitled The Plight of Fatherless Children from Gazette.net the following discoveries were noted with children without fathers:

• Sixty-three percent of young people who commit suicide are from fatherless homes.
• Eighty-five percent of children who exhibit behavioral disorders are from fatherless homes.
• Eighty percent of rapists are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy-one percent of high school dropouts are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy-five percent of all adolescent patients in chemical-abuse centers are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy percent of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes.
• Eighty-five percent of youth in prison are from fatherless homes.
• Seventy percent of pregnant teens are from fatherless homes.