Welcome to the one-stop source for the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators
of child and youth well-being. This information is provided by Child Trends, a national leader in the field for over 30 years.
| | | Find Indicators by Life Stages | | Find Indicators by Well-Being Areas | | The Context for Children | |
| | | ♦ Pregnancy and Birth | | ♦ Health & Safety | | ♦ Demographics | |
| | | | A healthy pregnancy, and healthy status at birth, set the stage for subsequent child development and well-being. | | | Status-indicators connected with surviving, and thriving, from birth through young adulthood. | | | Broad descriptors of the U.S. child population (numbers, fertility and birth rates, race/ethnicity, family structure). | |
| | | ♦ Infants and Young Children | | ♦ Child Care & Education | | ♦ Family & Community | |
| | | | Indicators in this section include those related to Health & Well-Being Status, Health & Well-Being Activities, and Learning. | | | Indicators of skills, activities, and participation related to learning, from preschool through young adulthood. | | | Measures of the roles parents, schools, and neighborhoods play in the lives of children | |
| | | ♦ Adolescents | | ♦ Behaviors | | ♦ Economic Security | |
| | | | Indicators in this section include those related to Health & Well-Being Status, Health & Well-Being Activities, and Learning. | | | Indicators of behaviors important to thriving, from early childhood through young adulthood. | | | Measures of the economic status of children, and the economic supports available to them. | |
| | | ♦ Young Adults | | | | | | | |
| | | | Indicators in this section include those related to Health & Well-Being Status, Health & Well-Being Activities, and Learning. | | | | | | | |