Download or read book National Child and Youth Well Being Index CWI 2012 written by Foundation for Child Development and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project at Duke University issue a comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. The resultant NATIONAL Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) is based on a composite of "28 Key Indicators of well-being that are grouped into seven Quality-of-Life/Well-Being Domains." These Domains are: Family Economic Well-Being, Safe/Risky Behavior, Social Relationships, Emotional/Spiritual Well-Being, Community Engagement, Educational Attainment, and Health. The CWI tracks changes in these Domains and Indicators, and in the value of the overall Index, compared to 1975 base year values. This year, for the first time ever, the CWI report focuses on the analysis of changes over the past ten years in particular, giving us an assessment of how American children fared during the first decade of the new century. The report puts this analysis in the context of the broader CWI, which shows how children's quality of life has changed over the last 36 years. Thus, this year's report includes: (1) Estimates of trends in child well-being over the past decade; (2) Calculated values of the CWI for each of the years from the base year of the Index, 1975-2009; (3) An updated estimate of the CWI for 2010; and (4) An initial estimate of the CWI for 2011. Trends in the CWI from 2001 to 2011 include: (1) Family Economic Well-Being has deteriorated; (2) Poverty is up; (3) Median family income is down; (4) Secure employment is down; (5) PreK enrollment progress has stalled; (6) Educational Attainment progress is slow; (7) Health insurance coverage has increased only slightly; (8) Health and Emotional/Spiritual Well-Being declined; (9) Risky behaviors are down; (10) Violent Crime is down; (11) Bachelor's degrees are up; and (12) Composite CWI. Appended are: (1) Twenty-Eight Key Indicators of the NATIONAL Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI); (2) Sources of Data for the NATIONAL CWI; (3) NATIONAL CWI Values, 1975-200929, with an Updated Estimate for 2010 and an Initial Estimate for 2011; and (4) The NATIONAL CWI: Long-Term Changes in the Domains and Key Indicators, 1975-2011. (Contains 17 figures and 31 footnotes.) [For previous report, "Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI), 2011," see ED542873.].

Download or read book The Well Being of America s Children written by Kenneth C. Land and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) provided Kenneth Land a grant to explore the feasibility of producing the first national composite index of the status of American children that would chart changes in their well-being over time. Important questions needed to be answered: was it possible to trace trends in child and youth well-being over several decades? Could such an index provide a way of determining whether the United States was making progress in improving its children’s lives? The Index of Child and Youth Well-Being (CWI) was born from these questions. Viewing the CWI trends from 1975 to present, there is evidence that the well-being of American children lags behind other Western nations. As conditions change, it is clear that the index is an evolving and rich enterprise. This volume attests to that evolution, and what the CWI promises for understanding the progress – or lack of progress – in enhancing the life prospects of all American children. ​

Download or read book Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth Well Being Index CWI 1975 2004 with Projections For 2005 written by Kenneth C. Land and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) is an evidence-based composite measure of trends over time in the quality of life of America¿s children and young people. It comprises several interrelated summary domains of annual time series of various social indicators of well-being. The project has updated its measures of trends in the well-being of children and youth in the U.S. over the 30-year period, 1975 to 2004, with projections for 2005. A number of findings and conclusions can be drawn from the updated measures. This report provides details about the CWI for all children. It discusses in detail the Educational Attainment Domain and highlights a number of social changes and public policies that may account for these changes. Graphs.

Download or read book Child Well Being Index CWI 2010 written by Foundation for Child Development and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, the Foundation for Child Development and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project at Duke University issue a comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. The Overall Composite Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is based on a composite of 28 "Key Indicators" of well-being that are grouped into seven "Quality-of-Life/Well-Being Domains". These domains are economic well-being, safe/risky behavior, social relationships, emotional/spiritual well-being, community engagement, educational attainment, and health. This year's overall CWI is an updated measure of trends over the 33-year period from 1975 to 2008, with projections for 2009. Each annual CWI report also includes a Special Focus Report on a particular topic of interest. This year's Special Focus report expands on research reported in its 2009 annual report, in which it projected the likely impacts of the 2008-2009 recession (hereafter termed the "Great Recession") on children's well-being into 2012. These projections are drawn from time series forecasting of data from the CWI databank and from an analysis of past recessions. The impact of recessions on children and youths is often overlooked in economic analyses despite children's vulnerability to economic hardship. The Great Recession has been particularly hard on children and youths, as state and local government budgets continue to be cut, resulting in significant reductions in educational, health, and other programs that support children and youths--particularly those at risk. Today children under 18 are the single largest group in America living in poverty. Research shows that children who slip into poverty, even for a short time, can suffer significant setbacks, even when their families regain their economic footing. These setbacks are particularly acute for children in their first 10 years of life. This research, along with findings from this year's CWI report, offer compelling evidence that policymakers should be investing "more" to provide support to the next generation of children, particularly during an economic downturn. Indeed, the impact of the current recession underscores the need to rethink current budgetary policies for children's programs so they are not subject to the chopping block whenever governments face budget shortfalls. Appendices include: (1) Methods of Construction and Indicator List for the CWI; (2) Sources of Data for the CWI; (3) Child and Youth Well-Being Index Values, 1975-2008, with Projections for 2009; (4) Long-Term Changes in the CWI; and (5) Methodology of the Projections and the Range of Potential Impacts of the Economic Downturn. (Contains 1 table, 15 figures and 13 footnotes.).

Download or read book Well Being Resilience and Quality of Life from Children s Perspectives written by Silvia Exenberger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the broad view on child well-being and the quality of life research. It starts with a discussion of the origin of the social indicator movement and a review of literature on the concepts of quality of life, (subjective) well-being and resilience. It then discusses the force of culture on child development, and shows how two prototypical environments favor either the independent or interdependent self-model. After an exploration of the shifts and changes in the child well-being indicator movement and trends of child well-being measurements, the book turns to research on Tsunami-affected children. The first part of the study gives these children and their caregivers a voice, formulating in their words what constitutes child well-being for them in the given circumstances. The concepts provided are processed in detail, contrasted, and then made into indicators. The second part of the study describes the introduction of a child well-being index based on these indicators. The book ends with four main conclusions reflected in a theoretical model of contextualized child well-being indicators.

Download or read book Key Indicators of Child and Youth Well being written by Brett V. Brown and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new title, the nation's leading development researchers review the recent progress made in the measurement, collection, dissemination, and use of indicators of child and youth well-being.

Download or read book Child and Youth Well Being Index CWI 2011 written by Foundation for Child Development and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, the Foundation for Child Development and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project at Duke University issue a comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. The overall comprehensive Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is based on a composite of 28 Key Indicators of well-being that are grouped into seven Quality-of-Life/Well-Being Domains. These domains are: family economic well-being, safe/risky behavior, social relationships, emotional/spiritual well-being, community engagement, educational attainment, and health. This year's overall CWI is an updated measure of trends over the 34-year period from 1975 to 2009, with projections for 2010. The major trends that can be drawn from the 2011 overall CWI Update include: (1) Progress in American children's quality of life has essentially stalled; and (2) On average for all American children and youths under age 18, all of the improvements in economic well-being of families with children under the age of 18 over the past 35 years have been lost. Appended are: (1) Methods of Construction and Indicator List for the CWI; (2) Sources of Data for the CWI; (3) Child and Youth Well-Being Index Values, 1975-2008, with Projections for 2009-2010; and (4) Long-Term Changes in the CWI Domains and Key Indicators. (Contains 7 figures and 11 footnotes.) [For previous report, "Child Well-Being Index (CWI), 2010," see ED519372.].

Download or read book The Pursuit of Human Well Being written by Richard J. Estes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook informs the reader about how much progress we, the human race, have made in enhancing the quality of life on this planet. Many skeptics focus on how the quality of life has deteriorated over the course of human history, particularly given World War II and its aftermath. This handbook provides a positive perspective on the history of well-being. Quality of life, as documented by scientists worldwide, has significantly improved. Nevertheless, one sees more improvements in well-being in some regions of the world than in others. Why? This handbook documents the progress of well-being in the various world regions as well as the differences in those regions. The broad questions that the handbook addresses include: What does well-being mean? How do different philosophical and religious traditions interpret the concept of well-being within their own context? Has well-being remained the same over different historical epochs and for different regions and subregions of the world? In which areas of human development have we been most successful in advancing individual and collective well-being? In which sectors has the attainment of well-being proven most difficult? How does well-being differ within and between different populations groups that, for a variety of socially created reasons, have been the most disadvantaged (e.g., children, the aged, women, the poor, racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities)?

Download or read book America s Children written by and published by Forum. This book was released on 1998 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents nationwide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical report is based on indicators of child well-being such as family income and mortality rates. The first part of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents data that illustrate the changes that have taken place during the past few decades in six key demographic measures including children as a proportion of the U.S. population, family structure, and difficulty speaking English. The second part of the report, "Indicators of Children's Well-Being," presents data on 26 key indicators in the following areas: (1) "Economic Security," including family income, secure parental employment, housing, and access to health care; (2) "Health," including activity limitation, infant and child mortality rates, and immunization rates; (3) "Behavior and Social Environment," including substance abuse, and youth victims and perpetrators of serious violent crimes; (4) "Education," including family reading to young children, and youths neither enrolled in school nor working; and (5) "Special Features," which covers blood lead levels, and child care. For each background measure in the report's first section and for each indicator in the second section, three types of information are presented: a short statement about why the measure or indicator is important to understanding the condition of children, figures showing important facts about trends or population groups for each indicator, and highlights with information on current status, recent trends, and important differences by population groups noted. Two appendices contain detailed tables of data and data source descriptions. The report notes that several indicators show an improving picture of the well-being of most children, but those living below the poverty line continue to compare unfavorably with those above the poverty line, and there is also disparity in well-being for different race and ethnic groups. Death rates among adolescents and birth rates among adolescent females have declined; there has also been a decline in the rates for which youths 12 to 17 were either victimized by serious violent crime or perpetrated violent crime; substance abuse, however, has increased. (HTH)

Download or read book Indicators of Children s Well Being written by Robert M. Hauser and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1997-12-04 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for reliable information on the well-being of America's young is vital to designing programs to improve their lives. Yet social scientists are concerned that many measurements of children's physical and emotional health are inadequate, misleading, or outdated, leaving policymakers ill-informed. Indicators of Children's Well-Being is an ambitious inquiry into current efforts to monitor children from the prenatal period through adolescence. Working with the most up-to-date statistical sources, experts from multiple disciplines assess how data on physical development, education, economic security, family and neighborhood conditions, and social behavior are collected and analyzed, what findings they reveal, and what improvements are needed to create a more comprehensive and policy-relevant system of measurement. Today's climate of welfare reform has opened new possibilities for program innovation and experimentation, but it has also intensified the need for a clearly defined and wide-ranging empirical framework to pinpoint where help is needed and what interventions will succeed. Indicators of Children's Well-Being emphasizes the importance of accurate studies that address real problems. Essays on children's material well-being show why income data must be supplemented with assessments of housing, medical care, household expenditure, food consumption, and education. Other contributors urge refinements to existing survey instruments such as the Census and the Current Population Survey. The usefulness of records from human service agencies, child welfare records, and juvenile court statistics is also evaluated.

Download or read book PISA 2018 Assessment and Analytical Framework written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the conceptual foundations of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), now in its seventh cycle of comprehensive and rigorous international surveys of student knowledge, skills and well-being. Like previous cycles, the 2018 assessment covered reading, mathematics and science, with the major focus this cycle on reading literacy, plus an evaluation of students’ global competence – their ability to understand and appreciate the perspectives and world views of others. Financial literacy was also offered as an optional assessment.

Download or read book Child and Youth Well being Index CWI written by Kenneth C. Land and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, the Foundation for Child Development and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project at Duke University issue a comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. The Overall Composite Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is based on a composite of 28 Key Indicators of well-being that are grouped into seven Quality-of- Life/Well-Being Domains. These domains are economic wellbeing, safe/risky behavior, social relationships, emotional/ spiritual well-being, community engagement, educational attainment, and health. This year's overall CWI is an updated measure of trends over the 33-year period from 1975 to 2008, with projections for 2009.

Download or read book Blaming Mothers written by Linda C. Fentiman and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers. Are mothers truly a danger to their children’s health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently delivered a stillborn child. In 2010, a pregnant woman who attempted suicide when the baby’s father abandoned her was charged with murder and attempted feticide after the daughter she delivered prematurely died. These are just two of the many cases that portray mothers as the major source of health risk for their children. The American legal system is deeply shaped by unconscious risk perception that distorts core legal principles to punish mothers who “fail to protect” their children. In Blaming Mothers, Professor Fentiman explores how mothers became legal targets. She explains the psychological processes we use to confront tragic events and the unconscious race, class, and gender biases that affect our perceptions and influence the decisions of prosecutors, judges, and jurors. Fentiman examines legal actions taken against pregnant women in the name of “fetal protection” including court ordered C-sections and maintaining brain-dead pregnant women on life support to gestate a fetus, as well as charges brought against mothers who fail to protect their children from an abusive male partner. She considers the claims of physicians and policymakers that refusing to breastfeed is risky to children’s health. And she explores the legal treatment of lead-poisoned children, in which landlords and lead paint manufacturers are not held responsible for exposing children to high levels of lead, while mothers are blamed for their children’s injuries. Blaming Mothers is a powerful call to reexamine who - and what - we consider risky to children’s health. Fentiman offers an important framework for evaluating childhood risk that, rather than scapegoating mothers, provides concrete solutions that promote the health of all of America’s children. Read a piece by Linda Fentiman on shaming and blaming mothers under the law on The Gender Policy Report.

Download or read book Metrics of Subjective Well Being Limits and Improvements written by Gaël Brulé and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyses the quantification of the effect of factors measuring subjective well-being, and in particular on the metrics applied. With happiness studies flourishing over the last decades, both in number of publications as well as in their exposure, researchers working in this field are aware of potential weaknesses and pitfalls of these metrics. Contributors to this volume reflect on different factors influencing quantification, such as scale size, wording, language, biases, and cultural comparability in order to raise awareness on the tools and on their conditions of use.

Download or read book Challenges for Quality of Life in the Contemporary World written by Wolfgang Glatzer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolfgang Glatzer Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitiit Franlifurt am Main, Germany ABSTRACT Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus of the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in Frankfurt am Main in the year 2003, hosted and organized by the Interna tional Society for Quality of Life Studies. The first part of this introductory article is concerned with a general assessment of contemporary quality of life research. At present, the concept of quality of life is a kind of umbrella which keeps together a reasonable number of international social scientists who have similar research interests. The second part of the introduction describes the topics of this book: The five chapters are concerned with the societal goal discussion on quality of life, the scientific monitoring of quality of life, the economic challenges for quality of life, its cultural challenges, and finally the options and restrictions for improving quality of life. Altogether, the contributions are related to present interna tional investigations and discussions of basic questions of quality of life. ATTENTION FOR QUALITY OF LIFE Challenges for the quality of life in the contemporary world were the focus at the Fifth International Quality of Life-Conference in Frankfurt am Main in the year 2003, hosted and organized by the International Society for Quality of Life Studies. There are new threats and new prospects for the quality of life in each generation, and securing and improving quality of life is a never-ending task.

Download or read book The State of Mental Emotional and Behavioral Health of Children and Youth in the United States written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, providers, policy makers, and stakeholders across a range of disciplines have taken various approaches to addressing the rising incidence of mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) health concerns in children and adults. With the recent opioid crisis affecting young people and families across race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic level, and thus adding to the national concern, new efforts and interventions have emerged. However, an overarching system is lacking for the collection of data on these efforts and their efficacy. A strong system for evaluating programs and distributing information could create more opportunities to improve efforts and reduce inefficiencies across programs. Additionally, through engagement of an array of stakeholders from all sectors involved with youth and families, more possibilities for solutions can be realized. To bring together some of these relevant stakeholders and to highlight some of these potential solutions, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in October 2019. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Download or read book The 2008 Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth Well being Index CWI Report written by Kenneth C. Land and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: