For decades, we have been able to answer questions about the food security of Americans because of the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) and a yearly report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service. But, we are about to know a whole lot less. dataindex.us/newsletter/a...

Johns Hopkins University developed an infographic on how parents can support children’s health this back-to-school season. www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/welln...

What were some of the challenges facing Californians in 2024, who was most affected, and how have health and health care needs changed in recent years? Check out the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) annual data release on Thursday, October 9, 2025. healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/eve...

The AAP offers tools to combat food insecurity in children: www.aap.org/en/patient-c...

Health and Human Services (HHS) will reinstate health data removed in January due to an executive order, including information on pregnancy risks, opioid-use disorder, AIDS, and the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. It is unclear if the data will be updated. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

The Trump administration is scrapping the federal government's annual report on hunger in America, two months after signing legislation that sharply reduced SNAP benefits. Read the full story here: apnews.com/article/trum...

A new study discusses how obesity and obesity-related conditions (ORCs) have been increasing in US youth. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Investing in Black Neighborhoods to Address Structural Racism’s Impact on Health: pstc.brown.edu/news/2025-04...

A new study suggest that high school experiences are linked to midlife body weight: pop.psu.edu/news/high-sc...

The NICHM Foundation's September Newsletter Highlights Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. nihcm.org/newsletter/c...

New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free! The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income. 19thnews.org/2025/09/new-...

Understanding the Cost of Housing Quality on Families and Communities Tuesday, September 30, 2–3pm Eastern This webinar will explore how improvements in housing quality over the last several decades may not have kept pace with rising costs for low-income households www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/und...

Newly released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data offer some of the first national comparison points for high school student achievement before and after the pandemic. www.urban.org/urban-wire/n...

Evidence-Based Youth Mentorship Programs A new resource about evidence-based youth mentorship programs that promote Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) that can mitigate the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) tinyurl.com/5x9npw6n

Financial Well-Being and Wealth among Young Adults Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET Register: www.urban.org/events/finan... Hybrid Event - Attend in person or virtually

Financial Well-Being and Wealth among Young Adults Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET Register: www.urban.org/events/finan... Hybrid Event - Attend in person or virtually

Indicators and topics are updated continually on kidsdata.org. Check put new data released this August on breastfeeding and current and projected child population by county at www.kidsdata.org/pages/recent....

A new report by the Public Policy Institute of California assesses the shifting landscape of publicly supported child care for children ages 5 and younger in California, and explores whether the cost of care is affordable for families and sustainable for providers. www.ppic.org/event/califo...

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has released a series of reports highlighting key health differences and similarities across seven distinct California regions. www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=11340

In-Hospital Breastfeeding Rates Remain Lopsided Across Regions, Racial/Ethnic Groups: More than 2 in 3 California infants born in 2022 were breastfed exclusively before leaving the hospital after birth. Overall, this figure is up over 10 percentage points from 2010. www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=11340

Data reveal how incarceration fails to improve public safety and harms young people. www.aecf.org/blog/reviewi...

Disability Scoop reports that only 19 states meet the full requirements for serving children with disabilities ages 3-21, according to a recent report from the US Department of Education. www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/07/28/e...

In a webinar based on their recent report, experts from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the Center on Health Insurance Reforms outlined the Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace cuts in the new budget reconciliation law. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/29/w...

This new training series from UCLA discusses how to use a data equity lens to improve data and research healthpolicy.ucla.edu/our-work/tra...

State leaders will gather Sept 8-10 in San Diego for “Riding the Waves of State Health Policy,” NASHP’s annual conference, bringing attention to issues facing state health policymakers and highlight innovative solutions from leading experts. nashp.org/annual-confe...

What Can and Should Be Included in a 504 Plan?  Join COPAA for a webinar on Wednesday, September 10, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. This event is open to all, including members and guests. Presented by Amy Bonn, Esq. To register, please visit: learn.copaa.org/p/504planweb...

Each year, in California and across the U.S., Medicaid (Medi-Cal) and CHIP cover more than half of all kids ages 18 and younger. (www.kidsdata.org/topic/1998/m...)

Routine vaccination rates for kindergarten children continue to decline in the U.S., while exemptions from school vaccination requirements, particularly non-medical exemptions, have increased www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a preventable public health problem affecting millions in the U.S. Find more than a quarter century of data on domestic violence calls in California on KidsData. (www.kidsdata.org/topic/3/inti...)

In recent years, California’s child care landscape has experienced significant changes—from the pandemic to the ongoing implementation of the state’s 2020 Master Plan for Early Care and Education. www.ppic.org/publication/...

Access to hospital-based obstetric care services is declining in the United States, especially in rural areas. doi.org/10.1377/hlth...

Care about data on kids? Receive Customized Data Alerts! Stay current on the data that matter most to you. Subscribe to Data Alerts and receive an email notification every time we update data related to the specific interests you select. www.kidsdata.org/MyEmails

The California Black Birth Equity Summit will take place October 20-21, 2025 in Sacramento, CA. What to expect: Amplification of Black-led maternal health solutions and a focus on policy and systems changes to improve health outcomes for Black families in California. cabirthequity.org

Learn about the Postpartum Pathway, a proposed measurable, clinical practice approach that aims to support the delivery of whole person care that addresses both clinical and social drivers of health needs. www.dhcs.ca.gov/CalAIM/Docum...

Comprehensive look at U.S. children’s health finds ‘steady decline’. U.S. children are more likely to die than those in other high-income countries, a new analysis confirms:https://www.science.org/content/article/comprehensive-look-u-s-children-s-health-finds-steady-decline

Join The Children's Partnership for a free training webinar, “Understanding Impacts of State and Federal Law Changes to Access to Public Benefits in California for Immigrant Communities,” on Tuesday, August 26, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Administration Rescinds Access to Education Services for Undocumented Children. HHS has indicated that their new guidance will be released through 60-day notice and comment period, ED has requested grantees to verify participant eligibility to ensure compliance. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...

Which group was most undercounted in the 2020 Census? The answer may surprise you: children under age 5. www.prb.org/resources/ho...

Join >400 public data users on the Federal Data Forum in moderated conversation about the latest happenings, resources, and advocacy strategies—particularly around data related to children and families. federaldataforum.prb.org

Nearly 40% of children receive health care coverage under Medicaid. A new blog post series from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Policy Lab explores the role Medicaid plays in the health of children, families and communities. policylab.chop.edu/node/24773

Study: Disability-Based Discrimination Leads Some CYSHCN to Forgo Health Care A recent article in Pediatrics highlights a study that examined disability-based discrimination in a nationally representative cohort of CYSHCN and assessed the association with health care use. doi.org/10.1542/peds...

Organizations with a stake in preserving federal data infrastructure—including ours—have taken steps to respond to threats to public data. The Federal Data Forum is a safe and centralized space for public data users to share news and organize efforts to protect public data. federaldataforum.prb.org

What do we know about Gen Alpha? The first gen­er­a­tion to be born entire­ly ­in the 21st c, they’ve been immersed in tech­nol­o­gy from day one and are the most demo­graph­i­cal­ly diverse US gen­er­a­tion to date. The Annie E. Casey Foundation takes a clos­er look www.aecf.org/blog/what-is...

For family members who continue working, health insurance often keeps them in their jobs. An estimated 18% of California CSHCN and 14% nationwide had someone in their family who avoided changing jobs in the previous year due to concerns about maintaining coverage. www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=11313

Share of California children with special health care needs who missed 11+ school days/year due to illness or injury was 19%—about 5.5x higher than their peers. Read more about impacts of disability and medical complexity on children and their families: www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=11313

New research finds "eviction reduces high school graduation" and that the "disruptive effects of eviction appear worse for older children and boys" Read now: www.census.gov/library/work...

Parents are "really concerned about the costs of what it would take to give their would-be children a good life," says CPC Director Karen Guzzo. www.businessinsider.com/why-you-shou...

LGBTQ+ youth are twice as likely to be homeless (compared to straight peers). We need to talk about it. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

Building the foundation of a child’s health begins in the womb, making it all the more essential that we work to improve access to high-quality maternal health care so that all babies can be born healthy. For more, check out the 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book. bit.ly/2025KCDB-BS

In order to grow up healthy and well-rounded, kids need access to a safe and stable home, a high-quality education and nutritious and affordable food. Ensuring kids are on the path towards good health from a young age helps set them up for future success across all areas of life. bit.ly/2025KCDB-BS