ERIC Number: ED466285
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 52
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Kids Count in Nebraska: 2001 Report.
Johnston, Janet M.
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends and county data on the well-being of Nebraska's children. Section 1 contains a commentary on promoting quality early childhood care and education services. Section 2, the bulk of this statistical report, presents finding on indicators of well-being in eight areas: (1) child abuse and neglect/domestic violence (investigated and substantiated cases, reporting, types of abuse, child abuse fatalities in 2000, domestic violence/sexual assault programs, how domestic violence affects children); (2) early childhood care and education (early childhood development programs, child care facilities and subsidies); (3) economic well-being (TANF, earned income tax credit, single parent families, divorce and child support); (4) education (high school graduates, school dropouts, expelled students, special education); (5) physical and behavioral health (birth, prenatal care, low birth weight, births to teens, out-of-wedlock births, immunizations, infant mortality, child deaths, access to health care, blood lead levels, mental health and substance abuse treatment, youth risk behavior survey); (6) juvenile justice (juvenile arrests, probation, youth rehabilitation and treatment centers, victims of rape, adult jail and parole for juveniles); (7) nutrition (food stamps, USDA nutrition programs); and (8) out-of-home care and adoption (out-of-home care, state foster care review board, children in out-of-home care, licensed and approved foster homes, multiple placements, race and ethnicity, adoption services). Section 3 presents county data notes. Section 4 presents specific county data in table form. Sections 5 through 7 present information concerning methodology, data sources, definitions, references, and Kids Count Team members. (SD)
Descriptors: Adoption, Birth Rate, Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Care, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Support, Child Welfare, Children, Counties, Demography, Divorce, Dropout Rate, Drug Use, Early Childhood Education, Early Parenthood, Economic Status, Elementary Secondary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Violence, Foster Care, Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Infant Mortality, Juvenile Justice, Lead Poisoning, Lunch Programs, Mental Health Programs, Nutrition, One Parent Family, Prenatal Care, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Indicators, Special Education, State Surveys, Statistical Surveys, Substance Abuse, Tables (Data), Trend Analysis, Violence, Welfare Services, Well Being, Youth Problems
Voices for Children in Nebraska, 7521 Main Street, Suite 103, Omaha, NE 68127 ($10). Tel: 402-597-3100; Fax: 402-597-2705; Web site: http://www.voicesforchildren.com.
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
Authoring Institution: Voices for Children in Nebraska, Omaha.
Identifiers - Location: Nebraska
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