ERIC Number: ED585532
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 60
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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New Jersey Kids Count 2015: A Statewide Profile of Child Well-Being
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
This annual snapshot of child well-being is intended to inform policymakers and the public of the progress of and challenges to ensuring the health, welfare, and safety of all children. Following a special section on the racial disparities that exist among New Jersey children based on the Annie E. Casey Foundation's "Race for Results" report, this report contains seven sections: (1) The State of Children and Families, including data on births and family structure; (2) The State of Family Economics, including data on median family income, housing, and food security; (3) The State of Early Care and Education, including data on K-12 enrollment, homeless students, and high school graduation rates and SATs; (4) The State of Child Health, including data on uninsured children, infant and child deaths, and child behavioral health; (5) The State of Child Protection, including data on abused and neglected children, safety in foster care, and adoptions; (6) The State of Teens and Young Adults, including data on youth in poverty, births to teens, and juvenile justice; and (7) The State of Immigrant Families, including data on foreign-born children and language among children in immigrant families. [For the 2014 report, see ED585931.]
Descriptors: Well Being, Children, Family Characteristics, Child Health, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Welfare, Adolescents, Young Adults, Immigrants, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, Birth, Grandparents, One Parent Family, Family Structure, Poverty, Family Income, Housing, Welfare Services, Food, Nutrition, Tax Credits, Enrollment, Attendance, Homeless People, Standardized Tests, Scores, Academic Achievement, Health Insurance, Diseases, Mental Health, Juvenile Justice, Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Violence, Infants, Death, Child Safety, Adoption, Foster Care, Demography, Low Income, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Dental Health, Early Parenthood, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Child Abuse, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), College Entrance Examinations
Advocates for Children of New Jersey. 35 Halsey Street 2nd Floor, Newark, NJ 07102. Tel: 973-643-3876; Fax: 973-643-9153; e-mail: advocates@acnj.org; Web site: http://www.acnj.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Policymakers; Community
Language: English
Sponsor: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Authoring Institution: Advocates for Children of New Jersey
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)
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