Topics: Better Results for Kids and Families

This website focuses on four broad policy priorities related to children and families. Under each of these priority areas, specific topics are examined in detail using a results-based framework that links data on child and family well-being to specific policy strategies.

The content of this website is being developed in phases. The following list provides links to the topics currently presented and identifies those under construction:

· Ensuring children are healthy and prepared to succeed in school

· Improve grade-level reading

· Under construction: Reduce low-birth weight births, Reduce births to teens

· Family economic success

· Improve economic opportunity and reduce child poverty

· Under construction: Expand homeownership, Reduce prison reentry

· Building strong and sustainable families

· Increase exits from foster care to permanence

· Under construction: Reduce child abuse and neglect

· Preparing youth for success in life

· Reduce juvenile detention

· Under construction: Reduce substance abuse, Increase high school completion

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