Rhode Island KIDS COUNT 2024 Budgetary & Legislative Priorities

Budget Priorities for RI Children & Families — Contact House & Senate Leadership and Your Legislators Today! May 2024
The 2024 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook now available! May 2024
The Factbook Breakfast + our 30th anniversary — join us on May 6! April 2024
Updated 2024 Budgetary & Legislative Priorities, Opportunity Youth report, and more April 2024
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Budget Analysis + Legislative Priorities February 2024
Save the date for the Factbook Breakfast! January 2024

The 2024 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook May 2024
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT 2024 Budgetary & Legislative Priorities
FY2025 Governor’s Budget Analysis
Opportunity Youth in Rhode Island: Recommendations and Resources for Reconnection, January 2024

• School-Based Mental Health Services: Perspectives from Newport Youth, Parents, and the Community, November 2023
• (Presentation): Newport Data in Your Backyard, October 2023
• Pasos de accion para los padres y los defensores do la comunidad, June 2023
• Centering Youth Voice in Juvenile Justice Reform: A Brief Summary Report of Youth Experiences, June 2023
• Root Causes of Overweight and Obesity: Community-Driven Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in RI, June 2023
• Action Steps for Parents and Community Advocates, June 2023
• Multilingual Learners in Rhode Island, February 2023
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal, Infant, and Young Children’s Health in Rhode Island, January 2023
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in K-16 Education in Rhode Island, January 2023
• 2023 Legislative Wrap-Up

Children’s Mental Health in Rhode Island, October 2022
Child Neglect and Abuse in Rhode Island: Prevention and Support for Children and Families, March 2022
Equity Analysis: Rhode Island School Districts, Fall 2022
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Updated Data for Rhode Island, August 2022
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Trends in Rhode Island, August 2022
2022 Legislative Wrap-Up

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children’s Economic Well-Being in Rhode Island, December 2021
Housing Instability and Homelessness Among Rhode Island Children, November 2021
Early Intervention in Rhode Island, 2021
ESSER Community Fact Sheets, Fall 2021
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Updated Data for Rhode Island, June 2021
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Trends in Rhode Island, June 2021
2021 Legislative Wrap-Up

Child Hunger in Rhode Island, December 2020
Achieving Race Equity in the Child Welfare System, July 2020
Rhode Island’s Voluntary Extension of Care Program, July 2020
Child Poverty in Rhode Island, June 2020
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Updated Data for Rhode Island, May 2020
Funding Safe, Healthy, Quality Child Care, 2020
Access to High-Quality, Publicly-Funded Preschool, 2020
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: E-Cigarettes and Vaping, 2020
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: Factors Influencing Youth Use, 2020
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: State and School Tobacco Policies, 2020
Building and Sustaining a High-Quality Family Child Care System in Rhode Island, 2020
Aprendizaje Temprano Hoja Informativa, 2020
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: E-Cigarettes and Vaping, 2020
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: Factors Influencing Youth Use, 2020
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: State and School Tobacco Policies, 2020
2020 Legislative Wrap-Up

Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System in Rhode Island, February 2019
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: New Data for Rhode Island, March 2019
Access to School Breakfast: A Key Strategy for Improving Children’s Health, Education, and Well-Being, May 2019
The Every Student Succeeds Act and its Impact on Youth in Foster Care, June 2019
Policies and Practices Supporting Student-Centered Learning in Rhode Island: School Climate, 2019
Equitable Access to College and Career Readiness Opportunities and Advisory Systems and Individual Learning Plans, 2019
Focus on Program Quality, 2019
Focus on Pre-K for Four-Year-Olds, 2019
2019 Legislative Wrap-Up

Working Parents, Child Care, and Paid Family Leave in Rhode Island, June 2018
Maternal Depression in Rhode Island: Two Generations at Risk, January 2018
Reducing Chronic Early Absence, 2018
BrightStars, 2018
Focus on Integrated Early Care and Education Data, 2018
Head Start & State Pre-K, 2018
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: E-Cigarettes and Vaping, 2018
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: Factors Influencing Youth Use, 2018
Trends in Youth Tobacco Use: State and School Tobacco Policies, 2018

Adolescents in the Child Welfare System in Rhode Island, October 2017
Preventing Youth Tobacco Use in Rhode Island, October 2017
Children of Incarcerated Parents in Rhode Island, June 2017
Focus on Restoring Foster Care to Age 21, May 2017 update
Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, March 2017
Engaging Students in Their Own Learning: Rhode Island Youth Perspectives (Rhode Island KIDS COUNT in partnership with Young Voices, 2017)

2016
Preventing Bullying in Rhode Island Schools, December 2016
Focus on Congregate Care, December 2016
Focus on Kinship Care, December 2016 update
Investing in the Future: Financing Early Education & Care in Rhode Island, September

2015
Young Children in the Child Welfare System, December 2015
Next Steps for Infants, Toddlers, and their Families in Rhode Island, June 2015
Infants, Toddlers, and their Families in Rhode Island, June 2015
Child Poverty in Rhode Island, January 2015
Setting a Minimum Age for Youth Incarceration in Rhode Island, 2015
Evidence-Based Family Home Visiting, 2015
Kindergarten, 2015
Summer Learning, 2015

2014
Child and Adolescent Obesity in Rhode Island, November 2014
RIte Care Results, November 2014
Focus on Young Children in the Child Welfare System, October 2014
Focus on Adoption, September 2014
Juvenile Justice in Rhode Island, June 2014
Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, May 2014
Focus on Restoring Foster Care to Age 21, May 2014
Reducing Chronic Early Absence, 2014
The Child Care Assistance Program, 2014

2013
Focus on New Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth, December 2013
Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, November 2013
RIte Care Results, November 2013
Young Children with Developmental Delays & Disabilities, November 2013
Focus on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Rhode Island, October 2013
Improving College Access and Completion in Rhode Island, June 2013
Improving Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs in Rhode Island, April 2013
Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, April 2013

2012
Child Poverty in Rhode Island, Updated November 2012
RIte Care Results, November 2012
Rhode Island Children in Immigrant Families, Updated August 2012
Disparities in Children’s Health, February 2012

2011
Safety, Permanency and Well-Being for Children in the Care of DCYF, November 2011
Access to Oral Health Care for Children in Rhode Island, September 2011
Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, Updated August 2011
Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, June 2011

2010
Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters, December 2010
Rhode Island Children Living in Immigrant Families, Updated May 2010
Children’s Behavioral Health: Psychiatric Hospitalizations and the Continuum of Care, January 2010

2009
Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, Updated October 2009
Access to Early Learning Programs in Rhode Island, October 2009
Juvenile Justice in Rhode Island, July 2009
Effective Public Education Policies: Lessons from Massachusetts and New Jersey, July 2009

2008
2008 Supplement Child Poverty in Rhode Island: A Statistical Profile, September 2008
Rhode Island Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, August 2008
Improving High School Graduation Rates in Rhode Island – 2008 Supplement with New High School Graduation Rates, June 2008
Achieving Permanency for Children and Youth in Foster Care, May 2008
Health Insurance for Children and Families in Rhode Island, May 2008
Rhode Island Children in Immigrant Families, January 2008

2007
Quality Child Care and Early Learning in Rhode Island, December 2007
Child Poverty in Rhode Island, September 2007
Preterm Births in Rhode Island, June 2007
Rhode Island School Readiness Indicators, 2007
Benchmarks for Progress, 2007

2006
Teen Pregnancy and Parenting in Rhode Island, December 2006
Improving Graduation Rates in Rhode Island, November 2006
Preventing Childhood Obesity in Rhode Island, May 2006
Building Better Lives for Youth Leaving Foster Care, May 2006
Child Poverty in Rhode Island: A Statistical Profile, January 2006

2005
Food Stamps: A Comprehensive Food Assistance Program, November 2005
Successful Start: RI’s Early Childhood Systems Plan, November 2005
Parenting and Family Support, July 2005
Grandparents and Other Relative Caregivers in Rhode Island, May 2005
Getting Ready, February 2005

2004
Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being for Children in State Care, December 2004
Caring for Rhode Island’s Infants and Toddlers, November 2004
Access to Dental Care For Children in Rhode Island, October 2004
Rhode Island School Readiness Indicators, 2004

2003
Children with Autism in Rhode Island, December 2003
Improving Outcomes for Children with Special Needs, November 2003
Health Insurance for Children and Families, March 2003
Childhood Lead Poisoning, February 2003

2002
Children’s Mental Health Services in Rhode Island, October 2002
Child Poverty in Rhode Island, September 2002
Safe and Affordable Housing for Rhode Island’s Children, June 2001 (updated June 2002)
School-Based Health Centers In Rhode Island, May 2001 (updated May 2002)
Access to Dental Care for Children in Rhode Island, January 2001 (updated May 2002)
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Infants: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities, April 2002

2001
Safe and Affordable Housing for Rhode Island’s Children, June 2001

2000
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, October 2000

1998
Issues Affecting the Well-Being of Rhode Island’s Youngest Children, December 1998
Cost-Benefit of Early Childhood Programs, December 1998

1997
Child Care in Rhode Island: Caring for Infants and Pre-school Children, October 1997
Childhood Lead Poisoning, February 1997

1996
Food For Thought: Childhood Nutrition, August 1996
Welfare Reform: How Will We Know If It’s Good For Children, April 1996