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.
A valuable resource for researching child well-being just got easier to use. A major overhaul of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Center has streamlined the process for accessing hundreds of child well-being indicators related to education, employment and income, health, poverty and youth risk factors. The Wisconsin...
But Post-Recession Economic Bounceback Remains ElusiveConditions are slowly improving in some regards for Wisconsin’s children, but they remain considerably worse-off economically than they were before the recession. The 2013 National KIDS COUNT Data Book, published each year by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, paints a mixed picture both...
In a report issued on June 18, Wisconsin is highlighted as one of The Comeback States based on a higher than average rate of decline in the number of youth held in secure confinement facilities without increases in youth crime. Published jointly by the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Effective Justice and the National...
After steady and significant declines in the use of juvenile detention across Wisconsin, over the past four years we have seen a leveling off in the number of youth held on an average day around the state in our detention centers. The overall number of admissions declined some in 2012, but the average number on a given day has remained...
After steady and significant declines in the use of juvenile detention across Wisconsin, over the past four years we have seen a leveling off in the number of youth held on an average day around the state in our detention centers. The overall number of admissions declined some in 2012, but the average number on a given day has remained...
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