Publication Type: Fact Sheet

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 18

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  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date February 1, 2012

For comparable information about infants and toddlers, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 3, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 6and Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Aged 6 through 11, or about adolescent children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: […]

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under 6

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  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date February 1, 2012

For comparable information about all children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 18, or about infants and toddlers, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 3, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Aged 6 through 11, or about adolescent children, see Basic […]

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under 3

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  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date February 1, 2012

For comparable information about all children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 18, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 6 or Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Aged 6 through 11, or about adolescent children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: […]

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Ages 12 through 17

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  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date February 1, 2012

For comparable information about all children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 18, or about infants and toddlers, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 3, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: Children Under Age 6 or Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2010: […]

Juvenile Justice in the U.S.: Facts for Policymakers

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  • Project  Improving the Odds for Adolescents; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date July 1, 2011

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Adolescents project. Recent research shows that the human brain continues to develop throughout adolescence, with the pre-frontal cortex – the section of the brain responsible for executive function and complex reasoning – not fully developing until the mid-twenties. 1Because adolescents’ brains are not fully matured, their decision-making and […]

Adolescent Substance Use in the U.S.: Facts for Policymakers

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  • Project  Improving the Odds for Adolescents; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date May 1, 2011

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Adolescents project. Adolescence is an important period of physical, social, psychological, and cognitive growth. No longer children and not yet adults, adolescents make significant choices about their health and develop attitudes and health behaviors that continue into adulthood. Substance use disorders among adolescents can impede the attainment of […]

Adolescent Obesity in the United States: Facts for Policymakers

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  • Project  Improving the Odds for Adolescents; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date November 1, 2010

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Adolescents project. Adolescent obesity in the United States has many important implications for both the health and well-being of the individual and society. Specific negative impacts of obesity on health include increased susceptibility to a host of diseases, chronic health disorders, psychological disorders, and premature death, which in […]

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Aged 6 through 11

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  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date October 1, 2010

For comparable information about all children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 18, or about infants and toddlers, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 3, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 6, or about adolescent children, see Basic Facts […]

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 3

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  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date October 1, 2010

For comparable information about all children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 18, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 6 or Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Aged 6 through 11, or about adolescent children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: […]

Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 6

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  • Project  Early Childhood Two-Generation State Policy Profiles; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date October 1, 2010

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Young Children project. For comparable information about all children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 18, or about infants and toddlers, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children Under Age 3, or about young children, see Basic Facts About Low-income Children, 2009: Children […]