Dr. William O’Hare, International Society for Child Indicators Conference, July 28, 2011

HOW PRESENTATION IS ORGANIZED OVERVEIW OF FEDERAL SYSTEM KEY AGENCIES KEY ACTIVITY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY

U.S. FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM MORE THAN 80 STATISTICAL AGENCIES WITH $500k+ BUDGETS STATISTICAL AGENCIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN BROADER DEPARTMENTS (EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMERCE, ETC) OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT- WHITE HOUSE) OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS CHIEF STATISTICIAN (KATHERINE WALLMAN)

IMPLICATIONS OF DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM NO SINGLE AGENCY IS IN POSITION TO TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD – OR CHILD WELL-BEING GENERALLY NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES CREATED A GAP TO BE FILLED BY ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT

THREE KEY AGENCIES CENSUS BUREAU – IN COMMERCE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS – IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS – IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OTHER KEY AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE DATA ON CHILDREN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

KEY INTEGRATED ACTIVITY INTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY STATISTICS – FORMED IN 1994 ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN : KEY NATIONAL INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING SINCE 1997 GOVERNANCE OF INTERAGENCY FORUM?

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY: KEY ANNUAL REPORTS KIDS COUNT FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT/ DUKE UNIVERSITY – CHILD WELL-BEING INDEX (CWI )

KIDS COUNT PROJECT – FOCUSED ON STATE DIFFERENCES 3 KEY ACTIVITIES 1. ANNUAL REPORT ON CHILD WELL- BEING IN THE STATES SINCE DEVELOPED WEBSITE WITH DATA AND REPORTS ( 3. DEVELOPED STATE NETWORK OF KIDS COUNT GRANTEES THAT USE DATA- BASED ADVOCACY APPROACH

FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DUKE) – CHILD WELL-BEING INDEX (CWI ) ANNUAL REPORT SINCE 2004 TRACKS CHANGES IN WELL-BEING OF CHLDREN AT NATIONAL LEVEL USE CWI APPROACH TO LOOK AT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS (AGE, GENDER, RACE) USE ANNUAL RELEASES TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTED TOPICS

OTHER KEY CONTIBUTORS CHILD TRENDS – DATA BANK CHAPIN HALL – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FIRST FOCUS – SERIES OF REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES IN PAST FEW YEARS CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND

KEY POINTS LARGE NUMBER OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES HURDLES TO COLLABORATION/COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES FEDERAL INTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY STATISTICS HAS BEEN KEY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVE NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR