The 10 US states where kids are most at risk of 'stolen childhoods'

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July 23, 2017 4:18 PM

Save the Children has released its "Stolen Childhoods" report, which details which US states present kids with the roughest upbringings.

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On May 31, a day recognized as Children's Day in the US, international NGO Save the Children released its "End of Childhood Index 2017."

41. Arizona

42. Nevada

43. Alabama

44. Arkansas

45. Alaska

46. Georgia

46. Oklahoma

48. New Mexico

49. Mississippi

50. Louisiana

Many of the worst-performing states have poor education levels and high levels of childhood mortality — some of the highest in the developed world. Richard Bland, n

The top five states included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, and Iowa. Virginia is the highest-performing southern state, in 8th, but the second-best doesn't come until Texas, in 23rd place.

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