Dr. William O’Hare,

International Society for Child Indicators Conference, July 28, 2011

HOW PRESENTATION IS ORGANIZED

OVERVEIW OF FEDERAL SYSTEMKEY AGENCIESKEY ACTIVITY

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY

U.S. FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM

DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM

MORE THAN 80 STATISTICAL AGENCIES WITH $500k+ BUDGETS

STATISTICAL AGENCIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN BROADER DEPARTMENTS (EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMERCE, ETC)

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT- WHITE HOUSE) OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS CHIEF STATISTICIAN (KATHERINE WALLMAN)

IMPLICATIONS OF DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMNO SINGLE AGENCY IS IN POSITION TO

TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD – OR CHILD WELL-BEING GENERALLY

NEED FOR COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES

CREATED A GAP TO BE FILLED BY ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT

THREE KEY AGENCIESCENSUS BUREAU – IN COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS – IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS – IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OTHER KEY AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE DATA ON CHILDRENDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICEDEPARTMENT OF LABORDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

KEY INTEGRATED ACTIVITYINTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY

STATISTICS – FORMED IN 1994

ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN : KEY NATIONAL INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING SINCE 1997

GOVERNANCE OF INTERAGENCY FORUM?

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY: KEY ANNUAL REPORTSKIDS COUNT

FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT/ DUKE UNIVERSITY – CHILD WELL-BEING INDEX (CWI)

KIDS COUNT PROJECT – FOCUSED ON STATE DIFFERENCES3 KEY ACTIVITIES

1. ANNUAL REPORT ON CHILD WELL-BEING IN THE STATES SINCE 1990

2. DEVELOPED WEBSITE WITH DATA AND REPORTS (WWW.KIDSCOUNT.ORG)

3. DEVELOPED STATE NETWORK OF KIDS COUNT GRANTEES THAT USE DATA-BASED ADVOCACY APPROACH

FOUNDATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DUKE) – CHILD

WELL-BEING INDEX (CWI) ANNUAL REPORT SINCE 2004 TRACKS

CHANGES IN WELL-BEING OF CHLDREN AT NATIONAL LEVEL

USE CWI APPROACH TO LOOK AT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS (AGE, GENDER, RACE)

USE ANNUAL RELEASES TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTED TOPICS

OTHER KEY CONTIBUTORSCHILD TRENDS – DATA BANK

CHAPIN HALL – UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

FIRST FOCUS – SERIES OF REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES IN PAST FEW YEARS

CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND

KEY POINTS LARGE NUMBER OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES

HURDLES TO COLLABORATION/COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES

FEDERAL INTERAGENCY FORUM ON CHILD AND FAMILY STATISTICS HAS BEEN KEY DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVE NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR