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Brown CountyApril 23rd
State of the Child
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Understand top challenges facing youth.
Access critical data and solutions.
Advocate, empower and inspire action.
Work together and be responsive.
Why the state of the child?
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To improve the lives of all Indiana children.
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Starting with the Why: Keeping a Student in Mind
Write the name of a child that has had an impact on you.
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Notable Improvements
Juveniles Committed to Department of Correction
7432014
6222017
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Females, Ages 15-17
13.62013
8.92017
Children Who are Uninsured, Under 19
8.3%2013
5.8%2016
Children in Poverty 21.9%2013
18.4%2017
21st Century Scholars Completing Indiana Public Four-Year College On-Time
25%2014
34%2017
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Notable Improvements
Ratio of Population to Mental Health Providers 820:1
2014700:1
2017
9th -12th Grade Monthly Use of Cigarettes
11.5%2015
7.3%2018
Median Household Income $49,4462014
$54,1812017
Teens Employed 33.5%2013
36.3%2017
High-Quality Early Childhood Programs
8782015
1,3012018
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Brown County Notable Improvements
Ratio of Population to Mental Health Providers 3,005:1
20141,860:1
2017
Food Insecure Children 24.4%2013
17.8%2016
Children in Poverty 20.6%2014
16.5%2017
High School Graduation Rate, Four-Year Cohort
90.1%2015
97.5%2018
High-Quality Early Childhood Programs
02015
22018
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Who are Hoosier kids?
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Children under 18 represent 24% of the state’s population
Brown: -7.5%
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27.1% are a race other than white, non-Hispanic
Brown: 5.7%
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Nationally, we have few bright spots, are in the
middle for most, and need to progress in all.
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National Rankings
KIDS COUNT Indiana Overall
Family & Community
Economic Well-Being
Education
Health
28th
32nd
24th
14th
31st
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Race, place, income and immigrant status
disparities and barriers are critical factors for child
well-being.
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Parental Incarceration
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Poverty
Brown 20.6%2014
16.5%2017
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IREAD-3
Brown 92.8%2015
90.8%2018
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Infant Mortality
Brown | Infant Deaths : 1
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Suicide Ideation
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Hoosier families are diverse.
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Primary Householder
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Foster Care
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Clear family and community challenges exist that negatively impact children.
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Challenge: Abuse and Neglect
Brown 7.12014
27.32017
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Challenge: Abuse and Neglect
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Challenge: Parental Substance Abuse
Brown: 63.9%
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Children thrive when they are surrounded by stable, consistent, and meaningful relationships with caring adults.
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Youth with a mentor experience better educational, vocational, and psychosocial outcomes.
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Quality mentoring:• Standards in recruitment• Screening• Training• Matching and Initiating• Monitoring and Support • Closure of the
Relationship
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Organizations and Communities ✓ In local communities, work across sectors to
identify the children most in need of a mentor and find matches.
✓ Engage in continuous improvement to align with quality mentoring standards.
✓ Support and increase private sector engagement in quality mentoring. This includes developing youth mentoring strategies and collaborating with partners.
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Leaders and Policy Makers ✓Expand local, state, and federal public
policies that advance quality mentoring and close the mentoring gap.
✓Promote the implementation of evidence-based practices for quality mentoring.
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Turn and Talk
• What is interesting?• What is surprising?• What is significant?
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Although unemployment is low, many Hoosier families experience economic instability and insecurity.
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Household Income
Indiana: $54,181Brown $56,979
2017
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Challenge: Poverty
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Challenge: Working Poor
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Challenge: Costs of Raising Kids
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Housing burdens can negatively affect children’s physical and mental health, contribute to keeping a family in poverty, and lead to parental stress.
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Brown: 0.5% OR 11 Students
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Evictions
Brown: 1.1%
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Challenge: Food Insecurity
Brown 24.4%2013
17.8%2016
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Challenge: Cost of Child Care
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Education successes are noteworthy; however,
persistent and pervasive gaps and challenges exist.
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Challenge: Early Childhood Education Access and Quality
Brown 02015
22018
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ISTEP+ Grades 3-8
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School Discipline
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Challenge: School Discipline
Brown: 0.6%
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Challenge: School Discipline
Brown: 6.5%
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Special Education
Brown: 26.2%
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High Ability
Brown: 5.0%
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Challenges regarding school safety, social and emotional development, trauma, and support are also a reality.
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Challenge: Bullying
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Postsecondary success improves individual outcomes, builds stronger communities, and strengthens the economy.
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For Hoosier youth to reach education success and thrive in the workforce, it is critical that plans and preparations for college and career begin early and for families to be financially ready.
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Financial aid. About 2/3 of Hoosiers use loans to finance education and borrow an average of $34,021.
Issues of equity. Low-income students of color are disproportionately more likely to have to rely on loans to finance college, and face steep challenges to pay off debt.
On-time completion: An additional year of college can cost $50,000 in extra tuition, lost wages and other costs.
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Organizations and Leaders✓Community organizations can embed
scholarship eligibility, application support, and opportunities for families to learn about and open 529 accounts in existing programming.
✓Leaders can increase accessibility andaffordability by focusing on issues of equity, aligning systems and supporting local and state initiatives.
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Turn and Talk
• What questions does this raise for your community?
• What else do you want/need to know?
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Hoosier youth health challenges at all ages threaten the foundation for a strong well-being.
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Challenge: Maternal Smoking
Brown: 17.5%
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Challenge: Smoking & Vaping
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Challenge: Smoking & Vaping
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Challenge: Obesity1 in 5 youth, ages 12-17, get the recommended amount of exercise.
36.3% of youth, ages 6-11, get the recommended amount of exercise.
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Children must have good mental health to reach their full potential.
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Indiana (700:1) An estimated 3.8 million Hoosiers live in mental health professional shortage areas (58% of the state’s population).
Brown 3,005:12014
1,860:12017
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Organizations and Communities ✓ Facilitate partnerships among physicians, mental
health professionals, educators, community organizations and families to implement evidence-based programs.
✓ Break the stigma on mental health by developing awareness campaigns with positive stories.
✓ Prioritize prevention over crisis response, including family support programs and early childhood services that equip parents and youth with skills and knowledge.
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Leaders and Policy Makers ✓ Increase funding for training mental
and behavioral health professionals in order to increase access.
✓ Develop and implement policy basedpsychological and behavioral research ensuring that all children are empowered through culturally informed and evidence-based strategies.
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Indiana has notable improvement to gain insights.
Nationally, we have few bright spots and need to improve in all.
Clear disproportionate challenges and barriers exist.
Critical issues are impacting Hoosier kids.
What is the state of the child?
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Taking ActionWrite down three next steps you can take.
Share and add to your list.
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Make a commitment to improve the lives of Hoosier youth.
Challenge the status quo, seek and deliver solutions.
Work together in community.
Use your voice to amplify the data and discussion.
Call to Action
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It's in all of our best interest to make sure each and every child is getting the support they need to reach their full potential.
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✓ Indiana KIDS COUNT Data Book
✓ County Snapshots
✓ Issue Briefs
✓ Data Briefs
✓ Custom Data Requests
✓ Knowledge Center
Data and Resources
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www.iyi.org
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