WHY
Investments in the health, education and safety of children and adolescents can yield a healthier society in the future, yet recent data suggest that there are concerning trends related to children’s health in Illinois. Our collaboration is addressing this challenge.
WHAT DATA TELLS US
The KIDS COUNT® Data Book looks at 16 indicators of child well-being grouped into four areas: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community.
ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT REPORT
The data presented in this report demonstrates Illinois children live very different lives depending on their race, ethnicity, and the place which they call home.
ILLINOIS CHILDRENS'S MENTAL HEALTH REPORT
This report offers a snapshot of the
current state of children's mental
health in Illinois, identifies multiple children’s mental health needs, and makes recommendations on three issues.
VOICES OF
CHILD HEALTH IN CHICAGO REPORT
Children with Special Health Care
Needs in Chicago. Researchers
at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago teamed up with the Chicago Department of
Public Health (CDPH) on the 2018–19 Healthy Chicago Survey, Jr. to ask parents from all 77 community
areas in Chicago about their children’s health.
COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE PROJECT FINDINGS
Addressing Children’s Social and Emotional Health Strengthens Communities
Foundation Releases Children’s Mental Health Project Findings
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