The Road to Adulthood Aligning Child Welfare Practice With Adolescent Brain Development With knowledge of how the adolescent brain matures, adults can do more to ensure that the road leaving foster care will take young people to self-sufficiency and successful adulthood. And this guide tells how. Read More
Prisoner Reentry: Helping Former Prisoners Return to Communities A Guide to Key Ideas, Effective Approaches, and TA Resources for When Prisoners Return to the Community This prisoner reentry report provides community-based, family strengthening solutions to help prisoners after release. Learn more about help for released prisoners now. Read More
The Changing Child Population of the United States An Analysis of the U.S. Population Under 18 Using Data From the 2010 Census In 2010, the number of children in the United States was at an all-time high of 74.2 million. Learn about the changing number of children in the US based on census data and the rate at which that population was growing in this report! Read More
Race Matters: Organizational Self-Assessment Use this questionnaire to find out if your organization has deep-rooted, unintentional racial prejudice. Read More
Maltreatment of Youth in U.S. Juvenile Corrections Facilities An Update on Juvenile Correctional Facility Violence This report introduces new evidence on the widespread violence in juvenile detention centers. Learn more about the uncovered problems with juvenile detention centers in 39 states now. Read More
Early Reading Research Confirmed A Research Update on the Importance of Third-Grade Reading Does early reading predict academic success? This report examines third grade reading proficiency and an individual's success later in life. Read More
Social Capital in Community Development This report reflects the various aspects of social capital as it pertains to immigrant neighborhoods and communities of color, showing the importance of social capital in community development. Read More
A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Within Data Integration This tool kit offers strategies, stories, resources and activities that can help organizations apply a race equity lens while using, sharing and integrating administrative data. It also runs readers through the six phases of the data life cycle. Read More
2017 Race for Results Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children The 2017 Race for Results report measures children’s progress on the national and state levels in key education, health and economic milestones by racial and ethnic groups. Learn more about helping children in immigrant families secure the stability, economic resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Read More
Every Kid Needs a Family Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success This KIDS COUNT policy report underscores a simple fact about childhood: Family matters. Yet, today in America, 57,000 children are still living in group placements. Readers will learn about limiting the role of residential treatment care to its intended purpose and how state and local leaders can work together to enhance family-oriented services and supports. The end goal? Brighter futures — and loving families — for some of our country’s most vulnerable children. View the list of KIDS COUNT Outreach Partners, a network of organizations who help to promote KIDS COUNT data and its policy recommendations. Read More
