State and national data on youth

Child Trends Data Bank: A comprehensive one-stop-shop database for the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being. 

NYS Touchstones Databook: From the NYS Council on Children and Families, the Touchstones framework is a tool for local and state planning. Data, goals, and objectives are organized by six major life areas: Economic Security, Physical and Emotional Health, Education, Citizenship, Family, and Community. Each area has a set of goals and objectives and a set of indicators reflecting the status of children and families. Indicator Profiles present data for New York State, New York City, Rest of State (NYS minus NYC), and each of New York’s 62 counties when available. The report also includes an essay on the New York State foreign-born, calling attention to the importance of immigration for the future growth and well-being of New York State.

KWIC (Kids Well-being Indicator Clearinghouse): Also from the NYS Council on Children and Families, this resource provides year-by-year and county-level data, as well as narratives that assist in interpreting the data.

CLIKS (Community-Level Information on Kids): This website from the Annie E. Casey Foundation brings together data on the well-being of children collected by Kids Count grantees from state and local sources.

Kids Count: Also from Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count provides census data and state-level data on indicators for youth.

Childstats.gov: From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. The Forum also publishes America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.

Freeze Frame: A Snapshot of America's Teens: From the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Child Trends, this report presents data on a wide variety of topics, from teens’ sexual behavior to their religious beliefs. The data are grouped into seven areas of influence—health, family, peers and partners, school, community, media and consumer behavior, and religious and spiritual beliefs.