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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 1d

Over 5.5 million people participate in CalFresh — California's implementation of the federally funded SNAP program.

SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g...

SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state

As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential…

www.npr.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 2d

According to Annie E. Casey Foundation, child poverty in the U.S. has nearly tripled in three years — up to ~13% in 2024.

Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure gives a fuller picture of costs like housing & medical, and how public support has helped soften the hit.

www.aecf.org/blog/child-p...

U.S. Child Poverty Triples to 13%, Casey Foundation Reports

U.S. child poverty nearly tripled to 13% in 2024, a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report finds, showing public policies can cut the rate by half.

www.aecf.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 3d

The Children's Movement of California is hosting a webinar series featuring a moderated Q & A with California’s gubernatorial candidates.

To for dates and to register: go.childrennow.org/e/638511/5197305-cid-Recipient-ID/7kzhdm/2183428473/h/Wu0vZn7JX4YQuzZG8FaQ2P-r0OwHUKDLZgO-vlCncNs

Gubernatorial Candidate Webinar Series

We’re excited to invite you to a special webinar series, starting this November, featuring a moderated Q and A with California’s gubernatorial candidates.

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 4d

📊 New @lpfchildhealth analysis of NHIS data shows that childhood disability prevalence (ages 5–17) varies from 11% to 23% — depending on how disability is measured.

The takeaway: measurement methods matter, and data gaps risk leaving many children unseen.

Measuring Childhood Disability Using the National Health Interview Survey - Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

A first-of-its-kind study published in JAMA Pediatrics provides prevalence data for 4 strategies to identify children with disabilities, using questions from the 2019-2022 National Health Interview…

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 5d

Important update from @FRACposts: If the shutdown continues into November, November benefit issuance could be delayed—placing additional strain on low-income households — it’s a reminder of how fragile our food assistance infrastructure can be.
frac.org/blog/how-wil...

How Will a Government Shutdown Affect SNAP Benefits? - Food Research & Action Center

Published September 27, 2025 With a note on the impact on WIC Learn more about how the shutdown will impact the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and child…

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 8d

Help Protect The Food Security Supplement!

Submit a comment to your state Department of Agriculture: tinyurl.com/dataindex-FSS-comment
Email your Member of Congress through the FRAC Action Network: tinyurl.com/FRAC-FAN-Action-Alert
USDA Data Users’ Meeting 10/21 tinyurl.com/USDA-data-users-meeting

Submit a Comment to Save the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS)

Termination: On September 20, 2025, USDA announced the termination of the Food Security Supplement (FSS). This critical dataset, collected through the Current Population Survey by the U.S. Census…

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 9d

New @urbaninstitute analysis: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) raises tax benefits for middle- & high-income families — but cuts support for the lowest-income families by ~$100.

Investing in all kids means ensuring benefits reach those who need them most.
taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/congr...

Congress Could Expand The Child Tax Credit For Low- And Middle-Income Families

The Tax Policy Center modeled five options to increase the CTC. All continue to require that parents must have some earnings to receive the CTC and would deliver the vast majority of benefits to low-…

taxpolicycenter.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 The only national dataset on household #FoodInsecurity (CPS-FSS) has been cut for 2025. @dataindex.us is collecting comments to urge USDA to bring it back.

🗓️ Deadline: Nov 3
📋 Form: forms.gle/nhtouKXkmnpV...

Submit a Comment to Save the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS)

Termination: On September 20, 2025, USDA announced the termination of the Food Security Supplement (FSS). This critical dataset, collected through the Current Population Survey by the U.S. Census…

forms.gle

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 11d

Kidsdata on pupil support services: www.kidsdata.org/topic/24/pup...

Pupil Support Services Summary - Kidsdata.org

Kidsdata.org promotes the health and well being of children in California by providing an easy to use resource that offers high-quality, wide-ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of…

www.kidsdata.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 11d

This issue brief explores the landscape of mental health services, including services offered, utilization, barriers, and funding, and how recent federal actions may affect school-based mental health care.
@kff_org
www.kff.org/mental-healt...

The Landscape of School-Based Mental Health Services | KFF

This issue brief explores the landscape of mental health services, including services offered, utilization, barriers, and funding, and how recent federal actions may affect school-based mental health…

www.kff.org

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 12d

The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) will release full 2024 survey data on October 9, 2025. Now it's time to learn how to access and use it!

Data User Training: October 30, 2025
Online: 12—1:30 PM
healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/eve...
@uclachpr.bsky.social

California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Data User Training: October 30, 2025

Join the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research as we host a data user training on Thursday, October 30 to demonstrate how to use CHIS' free online health query tool AskCHIS™ to get data on a wide…

healthpolicy.ucla.edu

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 15d

Kids in the U.S. are facing a deepening health crisis — mortality, chronic illness, mental health, early puberty, and pain symptoms are all rising sharply.

🔗 Full discussion: “The new crisis in American kids’ health” via @wbur.org

www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
@mciele.bsky.social @wbur.org

The new crisis in American kids' health

Mortality rates, mental health conditions, obesity and chronic disease rates are all up significantly in American children. Why are kids in the U.S. so unhealthy?

www.wbur.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 16d

What does the data say?
Spotlight on Key Indicators from KidsData: Reading Proficiency
www.kidsdata.org/topic/25/rea...

Reading Proficiency Summary - Kidsdata.org

Kidsdata.org promotes the health and well being of children in California by providing an easy to use resource that offers high-quality, wide-ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of…

www.kidsdata.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 16d

📱 New @npr.org article by Rhitu Chatterjee highlights compelling research linking social media use in teens to changes in brain function — especially around reading, memory, and attention.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

www.npr.org

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 17d

If you have a data set that is really important for you and has valuable impact, consider telling your story to Essential Data U.S. (essentialdata.us). They are building a compendium of cases that convey compelling real-world examples of how federal data can benefit the American people and economy.

America's Essential Data

Highlighting examples of how our essential public data serve the American people.

essentialdata.us

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 18d

🔵 What does the U.S. government shutdown mean for federal data?

🔵 How will the shutdown affect government statistics?

🔵 What's happens when major public surveys, like the Food Security Supplement, are canceled?

👉 It's a smart time to join PRB's Federal Data Forum: federaldataforum.prb.org/login

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 18d

Why do we need social and behavioral scientists at the table when we talk about reimagining science?

Because nearly 40% of U.S. deaths are preventable — and prevention depends on understanding human behavior, not just biology.

Read more:
👉 pop.psu.edu/news/why-soc...

Why Social Science? - Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too | Population Research Institute

By Sam Goldstein, Science for Good

pop.psu.edu

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 19d

A new study of 48 states (1990–2022) finds income gaps shrank — but racial ones grew.

📖 Read more: www.the74million.org/article/fina...

Finance Reforms to Combat Racial Inequities Often Made Them Worse, Study Finds

The study of fiscal policies in 48 states going back to 1990 left its lead author feeling “surprised and depressed.”

www.the74million.org

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 22d

Cash Assistance for Children: Research Roundup and Policy Future
Join the Urban Institute and the Berkeley Opportunity Lab to examine the evolving conversation about the benefits andimpacts of safety net investments in children.
Oct 21, 12:30-4:30, hybrid
click.news.urban.org?qs=e75d05083...

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 23d

Foster Care Education Outcomes: A systematic review of the best available studies between 2000 and 2023 shows that while challenges remain, young people with foster care experience are achieving far more than outdated statistics suggest.
www.aecf.org/blog/foster-...

Foster Care Education Outcomes: New Research Challenges the 3% Myth

Foster youth achieve more than outdated stats suggest. New data shows progress in high school and college completion, though barriers remain.

www.aecf.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 25d

Did you know that the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) was terminated?

Join us for this webinar to learn how you can take action to protect this critical public resource

Tuesday, October 7
3:00 pm ET
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rapid Response Data Briefing: Understanding the Food Security Supplement. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Hosted by FRAC, dataindex.us, Association of Public Data Users (APDU), Population Reference Bureau (PRB), and National WIC Association The Food Security Supplement (FSS) is a critical dataset. It provides...

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KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · 26d

A new article in Pediatrics examines individual, family, and health system characteristics to determine which are associated with disparities in receipt of health care transition preparation services for youth ages 12–17. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Disparities in Health Care Transition Preparation Among US Youth

OBJECTIVES. Research pertaining to disparities in access to health care transition preparation is limited. This study examined a broad set of individual, family, and health system characteristics to…

publications.aap.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · Oct 2

For decades, we have been able to answer questions about the food security of Americans because of the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) and a yearly report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service. But, we are about to know a whole lot less.
dataindex.us/newsletter/a...

Forsaking Food Security | America's Data Index

Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve dataindex.us. If you have feedback or encounter any issues, please contact [email protected].

dataindex.us

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · Oct 1

Johns Hopkins University developed an infographic on how parents can support children’s health this back-to-school season. www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/welln...

Back-to-School Health: Tips for Parents Infographic

Explore this infographic to learn important ways you can support your child’s health from preschool to graduation day.

www.hopkinsmedicine.org

KidsData @kidsdata.bsky.social · Sep 30

What were some of the challenges facing Californians in 2024, who was most affected, and how have health and health care needs changed in recent years?

Check out the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) annual data release on Thursday, October 9, 2025. healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/eve...

California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Annual Data Release

What percentage of Californians experienced a hate incident? Housing or food insecurity? Asthma attacks from wildfire smoke? Medical debt or delays in accessing needed health care? What are some of…

healthpolicy.ucla.edu