Where Kids Can Tell
Every child has a story. It's our job at the Zebra Centre to listen.
Child Abuse In Our Community
14403
In 2008, there were 14,403 substantiated cases of child abuse in Alberta.*
36%
36% of adults in Alberta have experienced some form of abuse in their youth.*
86%
86% of children and youth supported by the Zebra Centre know their offenders.
5x
Police receive 5 times more reports of sexual violence to children than adults.**
*Alberta Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect, 2008. Child Abuse and Mental Disorders in Canada, 2014.
**Stats Canada, Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, 2011.
What We're Doing About It
4362
kids supported in 2023.
1543
forensic interviews conducted by our multi-disciplinary partners in 2023.
