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How are the Children South Carolina?

How are the Children South Carolina?. Bett Williams Children’s Trust of South Carolina SC School Improvement Council March 23, 2013. Children’s trust of South Carolina. Mission Strengthen and support public and private prevention efforts that keep South Carolina’s children safe Vision

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How are the Children South Carolina?

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  1. How are the Children South Carolina? Bett Williams Children’s Trust of South Carolina SC School Improvement Council March 23, 2013

  2. Children’s trust of South Carolina Mission Strengthen and support public and private prevention efforts that keep South Carolina’s children safe Vision Every child in South Carolina has the opportunity the thrive in a healthy, nurturing environment Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  3. Children’s trust of South Carolina We are home to • Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina • Safe Kids South Carolina • Strengthening Families • Voices for South Carolina’s Children • Home visiting and the Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs • Community-based Child Abuse Prevention Grants • Prevention training for professionals • KIDS COUNT South Carolina Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  4. KIDS COUNT south carolina • Annie E. Casey Foundation • Yearly data book and special reports: Coming June 24, 2013 • Special reports • Youth incarceration • Kinship families • High poverty communities • Coming Fall 2013: Changing Demographics Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  5. Why data is Important Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  6. Why Data is Important • Good data helps us ask the right questions: • How can we best serve our community’s needs? • What resources do we current have or need? • Who else needs to be at the table? • Good data is the basis for good policy. • Good data shows us when progress is being made. • Good data shows where funding resources can best be utilized. Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  7. Annual data Book • 2012 book updates • Indicators increased 10 to 16 • Grouping by domains • Economic Well-Being • Education • Health • Family and Community • Data for 2009, 2010 • Multiple data sources: Census, ACS and Vital Stats and more Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  8. KIDS COUNT south CarolinaSCCHILDREN.ORG • Advocacy and Media channel find the KIDS COUNT SC Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  9. KIDS COUNT south CarolinaSCCHILDREN.ORG • Data center • County data • State rank data • Additional reports Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  10. By the numbers Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  11. KIDS COUNT south carolina • State and county level data Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  12. KIDS COUNT south carolina • Nation-wide Comparison Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  13. Kids count: south Carolina’s Place State Rank: 43/50 • Economic Well-Being Ranking: 34/50 • Education Ranking: 40/50 • Health Ranking: 40/50 • Family and Community Ranking: 43/50 Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

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  18. Recent KIDS COUNT report • The number of juveniles in S.C. correctional facilities on a single day fell to 984 in 2010, from a high of 1,584 in 1997. • While state and national trends on a decline, racial and ethnic disparities remain high. Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  19. Policy & advocacy Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  20. Policy and advocacy • SCStatehouse.gov Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

  21. Ctsc legislative agenda • Some of the South Carolina legislation that is important to us: • Concussion safety for student athletes (H. 3061) • Child abuse reporting (H. 3024) • Safe driving, reduced distracted driving (H. 3118) • Safety on Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (S. 326) • High quality early education (S. 291, H. 3428, S. 134) • From our website you can signup to receive our Policy Post email newsletter where we can keep you up to date. Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

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  23. More information Bett Farrell Williams Director of Communications Children’s Trust of South Carolina 803-744-4042 bwilliams@scchildren.org Children’s Trust of South Carolina scchildren.org

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