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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies--The Montana Coalition, Helena. – 1994
This Kids Count publication is the first to examine statewide trends in the well-being of Montana's children. The statistical portrait is based on 13 indicators of well-being: (1) low birthweight rate; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) teen violent death rate; (5) percent of public school enrollment in Chapter 1 programs; (6)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1994
This report outlines what is known about the requirements for optimal development during the first 3 years of life, considers the ways in which society might reverse the trends toward risk for families and children, and describes the necessary conditions for families to function well in the interests of their young children. Part 1 describes "the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health
Patton, Richard H.; And Others – 1991
This document reports the findings of Project Respond, a program designed to develop a model for assessing and addressing risk to children in the St. Louis community. Section A concerns: (1) a definition of risk; (2) effects of profound sociological risk on children; (3) social and economic costs of sociological risk. In Section B, the Project…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Parello, Nancy – 2002
This Kids Count report provides information on state and county-wide trends in the well-being of New Jersey's children from 1990 to 2000. The statistical portrait is social indicators in the areas of families in need, child health, troubled teens, abused and neglected children, school enrollment, and early care and education. The 23 indicators…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Kids Count in Missouri, 2002 Data Book. Special Focus: Public Investments in Children [with] CD-ROM.
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 2003
The tenth annual Kids Count data book provides information on measures of child well-being for the state of Missouri, its 114 counties, and the city of St. Louis. This statistical portrait is based on trends in 10 indicators of child well-being: (1) enrollment in free/reduced lunch; (2) births to mothers without high school diplomas; (3) low…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Budgeting, Child Abuse
Hill, Sheri L.; Malhotra, Sumit; De Wys, Shelley; Mandell, Dorothy J.; Brandon, Richard – 2001
These 43 Kids Count summaries, one for each of the state's counties, major metropolitan areas, and the state as a whole, examine trends in the well-being of Washington's children. The summaries each reiterate key statewide trends in the areas of education, child maltreatment, housing affordability, and employment levels, as well as family…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Weitzel, S.; Shockley, C.; Goltry, K. – 1997
This KIDS COUNT report presents information on the status of Florida's children. This edition presents data in a format different from previous Florida Kids Count publications. In addition to the familiar format of individual county data on key indicators, users are provided with an overview of the state that allows for comparison among the 67…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Child Welfare League of America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1998
This report of the Child Welfare League of America calls for a meaningful national strategy to protect and invest in children and their families. The report outlines and documents essential investments, and highlights the costs of deficits and disinvestments in children. Specific actions are proposed to improve the well-being of vulnerable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Hudgins, Elizabeth; Naimark, Dana Wolfe – 2000
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends between 1990 and 1998 in the well-being of Arizona's children. The statistical portrait is based on several indicators of well-being, including: (1) children in poverty; (2) babies born at risk; (3) children in families receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); (4) children in…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Cochran, Carole, Ed. – 1999
This Kids Count fact book examines statewide trends in well-being for South Dakota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 25 indicators in the areas of demographics, health, education, economic status, and safety. The indicators are: (1) population; (2) family profile; (3) poverty thresholds; (4) infant mortality rate; (5) low birth…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Lucas, Gina; Hernandez, Eloisa; Cheslow, Becky – 1999
This Kids Count report provides statistical data on several indicators of child well-being in Newark, New Jersey. Indicators are grouped into six categories: (1) Demographics (including population, number of registered voters, income level, people living below poverty level); (2) Family Well-Being (including average number of children receiving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
North Carolina Child Advocacy Inst., Raleigh. – 1994
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of North Carolina's children. The statistical portrait is based on 16 indicators of well-being: (1) infant mortality rate; (2) infants born with low birth weight; (3) births to single teens; (4) children without insurance; (5) ninth graders who graduate; (6) high school dropout…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis. – 1999
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Minnesota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 12 indicators of well-being: (1) child poverty rate; (2) children in families receiving food stamps; (3) children eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch; (4) births to teenage mothers; (5) low birth weight…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
West Virginia Kids Count Fund, Charleston. – 1997
This fifth annual edition of the Kids Count report investigates county and statewide trends in the well-being of West Virginia's children between 1980 and 1994, focusing on child poverty and low school achievement, and profiles three exemplary schools serving large numbers of low-income students. The statistical report is based on 18 indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Voices for Children in Nebraska, Omaha. – 1997
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Nebraska's children. The statistical portrait is based on seven general areas of children's well-being: (1) early care and education; (2) physical and behavioral health; (3) child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence; (4) out of home care; (5) education; (6) economic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse