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Introduction by Marian Wright Edelman The flagship publication of "the most powerful political force for children in this country" --Parenting The State of America 's Children is the "must-have handbook for child workers, activist parents, teachers, speechmakers, media professionals--anyone looking for hard data and moving stories to help them fight for children's well-being in America" --Feminist Bookstore News This essential report gives annually revised, comprehensive, and state-by-state data on family income, child health, children and families in crisis, child care and early childhood development, child nutrition, education, adolescent pregnancy, violence, and more. It features a call to action by Marian Wright Edelman, plus invaluable information on national trends in child poverty, births to teens, mothers in the workforce, and youth unemployment. Also here are dozens of authoritative tables and charts on material and infant health indicators by race of mother, child health coverage (best and worst states), children under age eighteen in foster care, and much more.
A comprehensive review of national and state-by-state data on child poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition, and housing.
This Children's Defense Fund 1997 report on the state of America's children highlights the critical need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The introduction discusses Americans' values and presents 25 tips for effective child advocacy. The report then details the following: (1) the impact of welfare reform on children and families; (2) family income, including child support, homelessness, child poverty, and alternatives to welfare; (3) health, including children's health insurance, immunization gains, maternal and child health, and quality of health care; (4) child care and early education, including child care needs and quality, the impact of welfare reform, and local initiatives; (5) food and nutrition, including the impact of food stamp reductions, problems of immigrant children, the Summer Food Service Program, and inadequate funding for Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program; (6) children and families in crisis, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and the growing incidence of children with serious emotional disabilities; (7) violence to and by children, including prevention efforts; (8) educational problems; and (9) adolescent pregnancy prevention and youth development, including substance abuse. A lengthy appendix provides tabulated data on children nationwide and by state, covering areas such as poverty, maternal and infant health, adolescent childbearing, youth unemployment, government aid participation, child support, Head Start enrollment, child abuse and neglect, and firearm deaths.(KB)