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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 2002
Noting that there are an estimated 1.2 billion 10- to 19-year-olds in the world, this report examines the challenges faced by adolescents in both developing and developed nations. The report describes adolescence as a complex transition during which youth take on new responsibilities and experiment with independence. The importance of the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Brain
Chicago Univ., IL. Chapin Hall Center for Children. – 1998
This guide chronicles the ongoing work and writings of the Chapin Hall Center for Children, a policy research center dedicated to bringing sound information, rigorous analyses, innovative ideas, and an independent multidisciplinary perspective to bear on policies and programs affecting children. The guide includes listings of projects and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Neglect
Download full textChildren First for Oregon, Portland. – 1998
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Oregon's children, focusing on children's health care. The statistical portrait is based on indicators of well-being including: (1) children's insurance coverage; (2) health care access; (3) health outcomes, including immunization rates and early prenatal care; (4) juvenile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Counties
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 1994
This Kids Count report presents current information on adolescent pregnancy rates in Missouri. Part 1, "Overview of Adolescent Pregnancy in Missouri," discusses the changing pregnancy, abortion, and birth rates for 15- to 19-year-old adolescents, racial differences in pregnancy risk, regional differences suggesting a link between…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Birth Rate, 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
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 1998
This document is composed of an overview of the 1998 Kids Count data book, a pocket guide summarizing findings, and information sheets on various aspects of child care. The overview discusses the need for child care, examines its cost, presents information on the quality of available child care, describes potential solutions to make child care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Health, Children
Kimbrell, Joe, Ed.; Daly, Maureen, Ed.; Sterne, Sylvia, Ed.; Howard, Sharon, Ed.; Evans, Trina, Ed.; Lowenthal, Nancy, Ed.; Galatas, Kate, Ed.; Sumrall, Liz, Ed. – 1999
This report provides a comprehensive review of the status of Louisiana's youth and is designed to be used in planning efforts and in developing priorities for improving the health and welfare of the youth of the state. Chapter 1 of the report examines the concept of expanding the definition of health to include social and emotional development,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Johnston, Janet M. – 2002
This Kids Count report examines statewide trend data on the well-being of Nebraska's children. Section 1 of the report presents U.S. Census data on population trends in Nebraska as well as child poverty rates, and urges Nebraskans to work together to ensure that its youngest citizens have the best start possible. Section 2, the bulk of this…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Rate, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
