Abstract
Over the past 20 years several projects, organizations, and initiatives have emerged that use child indicators to promote
better outcomes for children. This article provides readers with a description of one of the most advanced projects of this
nature, KIDS COUNT, which has been operating in the United States since 1990. In this article, the philosophical underpinnings,
aspirations, and rationale of KIDS COUNT are introduced, an outline of the work done under KIDS COUNT is provided, information
regarding the impacts of the KIDS COUNT project is provided, and finally lessons learned from more than 20 years of operating
this child indicator project are offered. The aim of this article is to provide a description of one of the most successful
data-based child advocacy projects that others engaged in this type of work may find it useful.
better outcomes for children. This article provides readers with a description of one of the most advanced projects of this
nature, KIDS COUNT, which has been operating in the United States since 1990. In this article, the philosophical underpinnings,
aspirations, and rationale of KIDS COUNT are introduced, an outline of the work done under KIDS COUNT is provided, information
regarding the impacts of the KIDS COUNT project is provided, and finally lessons learned from more than 20 years of operating
this child indicator project are offered. The aim of this article is to provide a description of one of the most successful
data-based child advocacy projects that others engaged in this type of work may find it useful.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-20
- DOI 10.1007/s12187-012-9156-4
- Authors
- William P. O’Hare, O’Hare Data and Demographic Services LLC, Columbia, MD, USA
- Journal Child Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1874-8988
- Print ISSN 1874-897X