The 36th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights steady gains in some areas, setbacks in others and ongoing opportunities to better support children and families.
Powerful stories from young people, families and advocates driving change in their communities underscore that lasting solutions come from those closest to the challenges.
Although reading proficiency rates have improved over the past decade, large disparities still exist. This KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot provides an update.
This report links poverty’s effects on the brain to policy, showing how stress and bias can hinder cognitive skills and efforts toward self-sufficiency.
This brief details how parents can help their child’s vocabulary development and increase critical thinking skills by engaging in frequent conversations.
This issue highlights efforts in Baltimore and Atlanta to break poverty cycles and boost third-grade reading through two-generation community strategies.
This report analyzes Medicaid data on kids’ behavioral health care use and costs to help states find ways to improve care for specific child populations.
This brief shares key Medicaid data on children’s behavioral health and offers ways to improve care delivery, quality and financing for these services.
This KIDS COUNT report makes the case for investing in an integrated and comprehensive solution to meet the developmental needs of all kids through age 8.
