Internet Resources Other Topics: Child Stats

The Administration for Children and Families provides access to a variety of resources related to children including adoption, child abuse, etc.

Site from UNICEF for "statistical information, including data used in UNICEF’s flagship publications, The State of the World’s Children and Progress for Children."

"This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education." Provides the ability to compare U.S. Statistics with other countries. Links to additional related resources are also available.

The Administration for Children and Families provides access to a variety of resources related to children including adoption, child abuse, etc.

Access EPA reports on children and the environment's effect on them (contaminants, illnesses, etc.)

"... offers both research data suitable for further analysis and statistical results generated from public sources."

Site from UNICEF for "statistical information, including data used in UNICEF’s flagship publications, The State of the World’s Children and Progress for Children."

"CDF is the foremost national proponent of policies and programs that provide children with the resources they need to succeed. CDF advocates for policies that will lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education, and a moral and spiritual foundation."

Access a variety of statistics and publications on children.

"This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education." Provides the ability to compare U.S. Statistics with other countries. Links to additional related resources are also available.

A combined gateway from the former National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. Find information and resources on child protection services. Includes resources such as the National Adoption Directory, statistics, and links for other national organizations. The site can be searched by keyword. An advanced search feature and an alphabetical index are also provided.

The ELDIS database, hosted by Institute of Development Studies in Sussex, was created as an information gateway for development issues. It has a variety of resources including summaries, links to online documents, a directory of websites, databases, library catalogs, country profiles, resource guides, and email discussion lists and news services. Quick access to resources is provided through the topically arrranged guides which cover subjects such as: ageing populations, education, conflict, poverty, etc. The site can also be searched.

"... is a private, non-profit organization. Since its inception in 1973, the Center has been a resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice. Although the Center is the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, it has its own budget and is responsible for generating its own operating funds." Provides access to publications containing statistical information. Publications can be accessed alphabetically or by topic.

The March of Dimes organization aims to prevent birth defects and improve the health of babies. The PeriStats site from the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center "provides free access to US, state, city, and county maternal & infant health data." Users have the ability to create graphs or maps of data by State and indicator (maternal age, race, infant mortality rates, etc.) A Quick Facts and a State Summaries section are also available. Data is collected from multiple agencies.

The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011, but older issues are archived.

enables users to access online information via OJJDP's Web site to learn more about juvenile crime and victimization and about youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, SBB provides timely and reliable statistical answers to the most frequently asked questions from policymakers, the media, and the general public. In addition, the data analysis and dissemination tools available through SBB give users quick and easy access to detailed statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.

Created "to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path," the UNICEF website provides information on the variety of programs and services provided. Information on the state of children can be located by country or view the current State of the World's Children Report. The site provides statistical information, reports, and videos.

"We believe that consistent, credible data about children’s situations are critical to the improvement of their lives – and indispensable to realizing the rights of every child."