SER101: Introduction to Social Welfare (Martin): Children & Youth Statistics

Statistics on child welfare, child abuse, adoption, foster care, Head Start and other child welfare issues.

Highlights selected indicators on children and families in a nontechnical, easy-to-use format in order to stimulate discussion among data providers, policymakers, and the public.

Statistics compiled through data reported by States and Territories on the ACF-800--Annual Aggregate Child Care Data Report and ACF-801—Monthly Child Care Data Report.

The Health Resources and Services Administration's annual report on the health status and service needs of America's children. The book is a compilation of secondary data for many health status indicators, and provides both graphical and textual summaries of data and addresses long-term trends.

Includes research on international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.

Link to the Children's Bureau research on child abuse and neglect includes the annual Child Maltreatment reports.

Comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families, featuring the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.

Research by the Administration for Children and Families on adoption, foster care, child abuse and neglect, and child welfare.

Provides estimates of the cost of raising children from birth through age 17 for major budgetary components.

Website of a working group of Federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families. The Forum has partners from 22 Federal agencies as well as partners in private research organizations.

Presents the most recent data available on school crime and student safety. The indicators in this report are based on information drawn from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, and principals.

Data on homicide trends of children under age five.

A list of early and school-age care key topics that link to related technical assistance tools, organizations, and other resources.

Information, data, and other resources about all the settings and auspices where child care takes place.

Demographic surveys collect information about children, child care, and children’s health insurance.

Monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and district surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.