August 14, 2015
Kids Count Report
The recently released Kids Count report offers extensive data, recommendations and tools on issues related to children and families. It is one of many annual reports that provides a gauge for planners, decision-makers, business leaders, community organizers and caring adults about the health and well-being of children in Kansas.
The Kansas Kids Count report, along with others, allows us to have focused, data-driven, solution-oriented conversations about difficult issues confronting children and families. The Kids Count report has other information that reveals positive indicators for the well-being of children — especially for adolescents — in Kansas. We need to acknowledge the persistently high poverty among Kansas children, but we also need to recognize some improvements in health, school graduation and other areas.