1. North Carolina Action for Children North Carolina laila@ncchild.org | @lailaabell Emerging Issues in Child Well-Being Emerging Issues in Child Well-Being

2. Agenda 01 About Action for Children 02 The KIDS COUNT Data Book 03 National Trends in the Data Book 04 North Carolina Trends in the Data Book 05 Questions

3. Working to make North Carolina the best place to BE and RAISE a child

4. APPLIED RESEARCH AND DATA COMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA ADVOCACY OUTREACH CONVENING, ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING PUBLIC EDUCATION 01 OUR STRATEGIES TECHNOLOGY Our Strategies

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7. Annie E. Casey Foundation Presenters 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book datacenter.kidscount.org

8. Why a new index? OLD Ranked states on 10 indicators of child well-being Dominated by health indicators Minimized education and family and community influences NEW Ranks states on 4 domains with 16 indicators of child well-being Leverages new data availability Allows for more comprehensive and nuanced views of child well- being

9. The New Domains Economic Well-Being Education Family and Community Health

10. 10 National Trends In Child Well-Being 2012 DATA BOOK

11. Economic Well-Being Education Family and Community Health National Trends Improved Declined Mixed

12. 12 Child Poverty Rate National Trends Lack Health Insurance

13. 13 Live in High-Poverty Areas National Trends

14. 14 North Carolina Trends In Child Well-Being 2012 DATA BOOK

15. North Carolina Ranks 34 th in the nation in overall child well-being North Carolina improved in 10 indicators, and declined in 6 indicators North Carolina Trends

16. Economic Well-Being Education Family and Community Health North Carolina Trends 25263536 Improved Declined

17. North Carolina Trends North Carolina Ranks 34 th in the nation in overall child well-being North Carolina improved in 10 indicators and declined in 6 indicators

18. Implications for State Policy Work More children at risk Declining state investments Dampening future prosperity

19. View the 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book online at: datacenter.kidscount.org For questions about North Carolina’s rank in the 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book contact Laila A Bell, Director of Research and Data at Action for Children North Carolina at: laila@ncchild.org

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