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HOW ARE THE CHILDREN
SOUTH CAROLINA?Bett WilliamsChildren’s Trust of South Carolina
SC School Improvement Council
March 23, 2013
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Mission Strengthen and support public and private
preventi on eff orts that keep South Carolina’s children safe
VisionEvery child in South Carolina has the opportunity the
thrive in a healthy, nurturing environment
CHILDREN’S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
We are home to Prevent Child Abuse South CarolinaSafe Kids South CarolinaStrengthening FamiliesVoices for South Carolina’s ChildrenHome visiti ng and the Maternal Infant and Early
Childhood Home Visiti ng programsCommunity-based Child Abuse Preventi on GrantsPreventi on training for professionalsKIDS COUNT South Carolina
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CHILDREN’S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Annie E. Casey Foundati on
Yearly data book and special reports: Coming June 24, 2013
Special reportsYouth incarcerationKinship familiesHigh poverty communitiesComing Fall 2013: Changing
DemographicsChildren’s Trust of South Carolina
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KIDS COUNT SOUTH CAROLINA
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WHY DATA IS IMPORTANT
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Good data helps us ask the right questi ons: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 uti lized.
WHY DATA IS IMPORTANT
2012 book updatesIndicators increased 10 to 16Grouping by domains
Economic Well-BeingEducationHealth Family and Community
Data for 2009, 2010Multi ple data sources: Census,
ACS and Vital Stats and more
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ANNUAL DATA BOOK
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KIDS COUNT SOUTH CAROLINASCCHILDREN.ORG
Advocacy and Media channel fi nd the KIDS COUNT SC
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KIDS COUNT SOUTH CAROLINASCCHILDREN.ORG
Data centerCounty data State rank dataAdditional
reports
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By the numbers
State and county level data
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KIDS COUNT SOUTH CAROLINA
Nation-wide Comparison
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KIDS COUNT SOUTH CAROLINA
State Rank: 43/50Economic Well-Being Ranking: 34/50Education Ranking: 40/50Health Ranking: 40/50Family and Community Ranking: 43/50
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KIDS COUNT: SOUTH CAROLINA’S PLACE
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The number of juveniles in S.C. correcti onal faciliti es on a single day fell to 984 in 2010, from a high of 1,584 in 1997.
While state and nati onal trends on a decline, racial and ethnic dispariti es remain high.
RECENT KIDS COUNT REPORT
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POLICY & ADVOCACY
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POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Some of the South Carolina legislati on 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)
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CTSC LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
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Bett Farrell WilliamsDirector of Communications
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
803-744-4042bwilliams@scchildren.org
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MORE INFORMATION