The Annie E. Casey Foundation
announces the release of the 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book
and online database.
The
16th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book released July 27 reports
that national trends in child well-being are no longer
improving in the rapid and sustained way they did in the
late 1990s. Among the negative trends: the number of children
who live with parents facing persistent unemployment grew
to 4 million, an increase of more than 1 million since
2000. This year's essay, "Helping Our Most Vulnerable
Families Overcome Barriers to Work and Achieve Financial
Success," examines four employment barriers that
policymakers and others consider among the most difficult
to overcome: substance abuse, domestic violence, a history
of incarceration, and depression. These burdens can diminish
a person’s motivation and ability to find work.
The state-by-state data contained in the 2005 Data Book
are now part of an interactive database. Access
the Database.
2006
KIDS COUNT Data Book Released
