WisKids Count

WisKids Count tracks, analyzes, synthesizes, and communicates data about the health and well-being of children and families in Wisconsin. WisKids Count is a part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count project which seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.

The Kids Count Data Center provides access to a wide range on data on indicators of child well-being in Wisconsin. Using the tools in the Data Center, you can easily create a profile of your county or school district. For more information on how to use the Kids Count Data Center, see our instructional presentation.

Discipline Disparities: A Call for Discipline Reform in Schools

The Discipline Disparities: Research-to-Practice Collaboration recently released a series of briefing papers covering policies, interventions, and research aimed at reducing disparities in school discipline.  The collaboration consists of 26 researchers, advocates, policy, analysts and educators working towards reducing discipline...

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Reforming How We Work with Status Offenders – Long Past Time for a Change

Thousands of youth who run away from home, skip school, or engage in other risky behaviors, like underage drinking, are processed through the court system each year.  In Wisconsin, approximately 7,000 youth are arrested for truancy and running away each year.  Status offenses are a range of behaviors that are prohibited because of a...

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New Legislation aimed at Human Trafficking is a Good Step in the Right Direction

Over the past decade, there has been heightened awareness and serious concern over the fastest growing illegal industry in the United States: human trafficking.  As awareness has grown, so has the need for more comprehensive legislation that can address barriers to justice and recovery.  The Wisconsin State Assembly passed AB620 which...

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Juvenile Justice Data Trends Continued Downward through 2012

WCCF just posted on our website an updated summary of juvenile justice data trends, about The Continuing State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin.  The prior report included data through 2010, and this takes us through 2012 data.  While the downward trends have continued, it will be interesting to see what happens in 2013 as there are...

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