2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book

Annie E. Casey

This year’s Data Book presents current data and multiyear trends measuring child wellbeing in the US along four domains: (1) Economic Well-Being, (2) Education, (3) Health and (4) Family and Community.

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Detached and Afraid: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children at the Border

Benjamin J. Roth, Thomas M. Crea, Jayshree Jani, Dawnya Underwood, Robert G. Hasson III, Kerri Evans, Michael T. Zuch, Emily E. Hornung

This paper explores what happens to children separated from their families at the U.S. border with Mexico by examining the nature of the services and programs provided while they are in temporary foster care.

Measurement and correlates of foster care placement moves

Sarah A. Font, Kierra M.P. Sattler, Elizabeth T. Gershoff - Children and Youth Services Review

In this study, the authors used a two-year Texas foster care entry cohort to examine the extent to which children experience “progress moves”, such as moving to a sibling placement or to live with a relative, versus non-progress moves, such as moving due to risk of abuse.