The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book finds today’s youth — Generation Z — are healthier and completing high school on time despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college tuition. Aided by smart policies and investments in prevention, a record … Read More
Author Archives: Susan Shaffette
Kids’ Share 2016: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2015 and Future Projections
Kids’ Share 2016 is the tenth annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. The report finds the children’s share of the budget is projected to be vastly outweighed by interest that will be paid on the national debt. Kids’ Share … Read More
Trust-Based Relational Interventions – Summary of Outcomes in Research
TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION®SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES This report is a listing of research that has been compiled about TBRI as developed by the TCU Institute of Child Development. It is a review of the literature that they have compiled. Access the report.
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2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book (Press release) Annie E. Casey Foundation – June 13, 2017 The Annie E. Casey Foundation urged policymakers not to back away from targeted investments that help U.S. children become healthier, more likely to complete high … Read More
Relative Caregiving Facts FFY 2014: Louisiana
This fact sheet provides statistics on number and characteristics of foster children living with relative foster families in Louisiana and in the United States. Information is provided on the number of foster children living with relatives, the age of the … Read More
America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2017
The 20th in a series, this report presents a set of 41 key indicators that measure important aspects of children’s lives. It draws on various overarching frameworks to identify seven major domains that characterize the well-being of a child and … Read More
Child Abuse Deaths Rise – Child Maltreatment Report 2016
New data: child abuse deaths rise, notably in Texas, Indiana Associated Press – February 02, 2018 According to a report released this week by the Department of Health and Human Services, there were 1,700 fatalities resulting from child maltreatment reported … Read More
Complex Trauma Standardized Measures
Resource Description Is a table of standardized measures that are appropriate for children and families dealing with complex trauma.Published in 2018 – National Child Traumatic Stress Network READ MORE
State-level data for understanding child welfare in the United States
A new comprehensive resource with easy-to-use interactive features compiles critical data on children, youth, and families who had contact with the child welfare system in 2017. This resource highlights state- and national-level data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, and adoption. … Read More
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEWS: How Judges, Court Administrators and Attorneys Should Be Involved
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES REVIEWS: How Judges, Court Administrators and Attorneys Should Be Involved The Children’s Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families conducts Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) in all States periodically to ensure conformity with Federal child welfare requirements, to gauge … Read More