Using Results Count Skills to Expand Health Care Coverage for Kids in Georgia In May 2021, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure expanding health care coverage to 70,000 uninsured kids in Georgia — the realization of a policy goal outlined by a member of the Children’s Health Leadership Network. Read More
2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book The Casey Foundation's 2021 KIDS COUNT Data Book provides information on child well-being to help inform the work of the policymakers, researchers and advocates. Read the report here. Read More
50-State Data Report Confirms Urgent Need to Make Game-Changing Expanded Child Tax Credit Permanent As the federal government launched a new website for parents and caregivers eligible for an expanded child tax credit, the Casey Foundation released a 50-state data report that argues for making the expansion permanent. Read More
The Child Tax Credit and Payments to Parents and Caregivers The expanded federal child tax credit will begin direct payments to parents on July 15, 2021. Learn more about these payments to parents and caregivers. Read More
Generation Z and Mental Health The mental health of Gen Z is a growing issue. Learn about their anxiety, depression and other mental health statistics from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read More
What Are the Core Characteristics of Generation Z? Generation Z has emerged as a population increasingly worthy of attention, especially now as its older members enter young adulthood. Here’s what we know about their characteristics. Read More
New Report Finds Many Families with Children Are Depressed, Uninsured, Hungry and at Risk of Foreclosure or Eviction Families require an immediate policy response to meet the needs of children during the COVID-19 pandemic, which — according to a new policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation — has left millions struggling with finances, school, work and mental health. Read More
Kids, Families and COVID-19 Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond This KIDS COUNT policy report uses U.S. Census Bureau surveys to examine how households with children are faring during the pandemic. Learn what these data reveal about the health and economic well-being of children and families across the country. Read More
What the Statistics Say About Generation Z Get the statistics on Generation Z, a group that is “racially and ethnically diverse, progressive and pro-government” according to the Pew Research Center. Read More
What Is Generation Alpha? Generation ZMake way Millennials. Move over Generation Z. Demographers have named society’s next age group: They’re known as Generation Alpha, and they’re growing up fast. Read More
