KIDS COUNT Network Deepens Strategies for Combating Racial Inequities As more than 150 leaders from child advocacy organizations from across the United States kicked off a recent two-day retreat in Atlanta, social justice activist Rev. William Barber reminded the group that addressing racial inequities in child well-being is a universal imperative. Read More
How Shared Data Helped Link Housing Conditions and School Readiness In Cleveland, researchers used combined data to connect housing-related risk factors with reduced kindergarten readiness. City workers and community organizations then turned to the same tool — shared data — to help implement solutions. Read More
Using Integrated Data to Identify and Solve Housing Conditions that Harm School Readiness A Cleveland Case Study This case study tells how shared data can be used to identify educational risk factors and then develop and implement solutions for addressing them. Read More
Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Continues to Hold in 2017 In 2017, 3.9 million kids lacked medical insurance. Most — 75% — were between the ages of 6 and 18. Get more data details. Read More
More Young Adults Earning Postsecondary Degrees in 2017 In the U.S., the share of disconnected teens fell while the share of young adults with a bachelor's degree grew. Read more about this progress. Read More
U.S. Children Most Likely to Grow Up With Married Parents in 2017 Nationwide, 66% of kids lived in married-couple homes and 25% lived in mother-only homes. Explore more data on kids and family structure. Read More
Rewriting the Playbook for Reducing Juvenile Delinquency A growing body of research champions developmentally appropriate strategies for supporting young people who have crossed paths with the juvenile justice system. Instead of promoting surveillance, punishment and intensive sanctions like detention, the latest research supports strategies rooted in patience, encouragement and positive youth development. Read More
Study: Early Work Experience and Supportive Adults A Boon to Low-Income Youth Young people who grow up in low-income households often face steep challenges on the road to adulthood. But three factors — a postsecondary degree, early labor market experience and work-based learning opportunities that include positive relationships with adults — can improve their future success, according to a new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
Kids Deserve Better: Why Juvenile Detention Reform Matters Detention is a pivotal decision point in the juvenile justice process. Even a short turn in confinement can have an outsized influence on court outcomes, and it can also mean profound and potentially lifelong negative consequences for the young people involved, according to research. Read More
How One Colorado County Cut its Child Welfare Hiring Time by More Than Half As part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s On the Frontline initiative — a multiyear effort to help strengthen child welfare workforces — Colorado's Jefferson County has dramatically decreased how long it takes to fill key child welfare staff positions. Read More
