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Data and Research

• Access to Disability Data
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • National KIDS COUNT
    • CLIKS (see NDKC interactive data page)
    • Data Center (see NDKC interactive data page)
    • Right Start Online (see NDKC interactive data page)
    • Census Data Online (see NDKC interactive data page)
• Child Trends DataBank
  • Attendance and Attainment
  • Basic Demographic Characteristics
  • Behaviors that Affect Learning
  • Births and Related Outcomes
  • Death
  • Delinquency and Crime
  • Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
  • Early Development
  • Education-Related Assets
  • Employment
  • Family
  • Family Structure and Living Arrangements
  • Health Care
  • Health Status and Disability
  • Health-Related Behaviors
  • Learning Assessments
  • Mental Health
  • Parent's Educational Attainment
  • Peer Relationships
  • Poverty, Income, and Wealth
  • Pre-K to 3
  • Pro-Social Activities and Attitudes
  • School and Community
  • Sexual Activity and Teen Childbearing
  • Social Support Benefits
  • Violence
• Disability Statistics Center
  • Finding disability data on the Web
• Frame Works Institute
• Job Service North Dakota
  • North Dakota Workforce Intelligence Network
    • Analyzer including Labor Market Analysis, Profiles, and Comparisons
    • Products including publications
      • North Dakota Area Profiles
• March of Dimes PeriStats
  • All Data for North Dakota
    • Born Too Soon and Too Small in North Dakota Fact Sheet
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • Frequently Asked Questions and Statistics
• North Dakota Department of Health
  • Division of Vital Records
  • Health Data Resources
• North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
  • Department Resources
  • Enrollment Projections
  • Special Education
    • Annual Report 2004-2005
    • Data Technical Reports
  • YRBS Results (see Forum article 11/02/05)
• North Dakota State Data Center
  • Children and Youth Data Page
  • Economics Data Page
  • Health Data Page
  • Health Insurance Information
  • North Dakota PRAMS
  • Poverty Information
  • Vital Statistics Information
• Search Institute - Applied Research
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive
• U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Bureau of Economic Analysis
    • Regional Economic Accounts
  • U.S. Census Bureau
    • A Child's Day: 2004 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being)
    • American FactFinder
    • Child Care data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
    • Disability Page
    • Grandparents and Grandchildren Data Page
    • Health Insurance Data
    • Income Page
    • Poverty Page
    • Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)
    • Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) - School District Estimates
    • USA Counties
• U.S. Department of Education
  • Fact Sheets
  • National Center for Education Statistics (see NDKC interactive data page)
    • Fast Facts
    • Participation in Education
  • Research and Statistics
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
    • National Center for Health Statistics
      • Child Health Statistics
      • Mental Health Disorders
      • Oral and Dental Health
    • National Oral Health Surveillance System
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
      • Surveillance and Statistics
    • Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): Results on the ND Department of Public Instruction Website and the CDC Website (see NDKC interactive data page)
  • Healthy People 2010
    • Data2010
  • Maternal and Child Health Bureau
    • National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NSCSHC)
    • National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH):
      • Results at the Data Resource Center and on the The Health and Well-Being of Children MCHB Website (see NDKC interactive data page)
    • The Oral Health of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
    • Women's Health USA 2007
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    • Mental Health Statistics
• U.S. Department of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics
    • Statistics on Drugs and Crime
      • Drug Use - Youth
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
    • Uniform Crime Reports
      • 2004 - Persons Arrested
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    • Statistical Briefing Book
  • Office for Victims of Crimes
    • Internet Crimes Against Children
      • Highlights of the Youth Internet Safety Survey
      • Youth Internet Safety Survey
• U.S. Department of Labor
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
    • Consumer Expenditure Survey
    • Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)

Interactive Data Resources (see NDKC interactive data page)

Policy

• Almanac of Policy Issues
• Birth to Five Policy Alliance
• Center for Policy Alternatives
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-Serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures (PDF)
• CLASP (Center for Law and Social Policy)
• The Education Trust
• Family Strengthening Policy Center
• Frameworks Institute
• National Academy for State Health Policy
• National Center for Children in Poverty
  • Making Dollars Follow Sense: Financing Early Childhood Mental Health Services to Promote Healthy Social and Emotional Development in Young Children
  • Spending Smarter: A Funding Guide for Policymakers and Advocates to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness
• National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy
• North Dakota Delegation to United States Congress:
  • Kent Conrad, US Senator
  • Byron L. Dorgan, US Senator
  • Earl Pomeroy, House of Representatives
• North Dakota Legislative Branch
  • 2007 Legislative Districts
  • 2005 North Dakota House of Representatives
    • Members (contact your representative)
  • 2005 North Dakota Senate
    • Members (contact your senator)
• Rural Policy Research Institute
• Urban Institute
• Zero to Three

Advocacy

• Action Alliance for Children
• Advocates for Children and Youth
• Center on Education Policy
• Child Welfare League of America
• Children Now
• Children's Campaign, Inc.
• Children's Defense Fund
• Docs for Tots
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
• Frameworks Institute
  • Child Advocacy
• The Future of Children
• National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Center for Children in Poverty
• National Head Start Association
• North Dakota Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (800-492-4951)
• Parents Action for Children
• Voices for America's Children

National KIDS COUNT Links

• Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF)
  • AECF Major Initiatives
    • Family Economic Success
    • KIDS COUNT
      • Interactive Online Data (see NDKC interactive data page):
        • CLIKS: Community-Level Information on Kids
        • Census Data Online
        • Data Center
        • National KIDS COUNT Data Book Online
        • The Right Start Online
      • KIDS COUNT Network
      • Other State KIDS COUNT Programs
  • AECF Child & Family Services
  • AECF Knowledge Center
    • Child Welfare/Permanence
    • Community Change
    • Economic Security
    • Education
    • Health
    • Juvenile Justice
    • Special Interest Areas

North Dakota Links (ND)

• Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK)
• Alliance for Children's Justice: Prevent Child Abuse ND
• Center for Rural Health
• Child Support Enforcement
• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch
• Job Service North Dakota
  • North Dakota Workforce Intelligence Network
    • Analyzer including Labor Market Analysis, Profiles, and Comparisons
    • Products including publications
      • North Dakota Area Profiles
  • Workforce Investment Act: Youth Employment & Training
• Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota New American Services
• Mental Health Association in North Dakota
  • 2-1-1 Telephone Helpline
  • Online Depression Screening
• National Sex Offender Public Registry
  • Family Watchdog
  • North Dakota Sex Offender Website
• NDSU Extension
  • Family Economics
    • Family Resource Management Publications
      • Making Ends Meet in North Dakota
      • Taking Charge of Family Finances: Family Living Trends in North Dakota
  • Human Development and Family Science
    • Bright Beginnings
      • Publications
    • Family and Community Education
    • Family Science Publications
      • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and No Child Left Behind
      • Balancing Work and Family: Working With Your Employer
      • Family-Supportive Workplace Environments: The Employer's Role
      • No Child Left Behind - An Overview
      • Talking to Children About Divorce
      • Talking With Young Children About Alcohol
    • Parenting Pipeline
      • Kids and Money
• North Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children (NDAEYC)
• North Dakota Child Protection Program
• North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People, Inc.
  • FAQs
  • For results of point-in-time surveys, contact the coalition directly
• North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services
  • Facts About Domestic Violence in North Dakota
  • North Dakota Programs
  • North Dakota Resource Directory
  • Resources on Men Working to End Violence Against Women
• North Dakota County Social Services Offices
• North Dakota Covering Kids and Family Initiative
• North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Division of Juvenile Services
    • Biennial Report 03-05 (see PDF pages 90-116)
  • Juvenile Justice Services
• North Dakota Department of Health
  • Division of Maternal and Child Health
    • Oral Health
  • Division of Vital Records
  • Health Data Resources
  • Healthy North Dakota
• North Dakota Department of Human Services
  • Children and Family Services
    • Children's Mental Health Issues
  • Children's Special Health Services
    • Information Resource Center
  • Early Childhood Services
  • Early Intervention
    • Right Track
  • Foster Care Services
    • American Indian Fostering
    • Foster Care Agencies
    • Support for Foster Parents
  • Head Start State Collaboration Office
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • Services to Individuals with Disabilities
• North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
  • Department Resources
  • Education of Homeless Children and Youth
    • Homeless Children and Youth Survey 2005
  • Enrollment Projections
  • Native American Education
  • No Child Left Behind in North Dakota
  • North Dakota Migrant Education Program
  • Special Education
    • Annual Report 2004-2005
    • Data Technical Reports
• North Dakota Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (800-492-4951)
• North Dakota: Meth Boosts Number of Foster Care Children (article)
• North Dakota State Data Center
  • American Indians - North Dakota's Largest Minority
  • Discussion of Race Definitions and Hispanic/Latino Origin
  • Economics Data Page
  • Health Data Page
  • Health Insurance Information
  • New Americans in North Dakota
  • North Dakota PRAMS
  • Race/Ethnicity Data Page
  • Vital Statistics Information
• PATH North Dakota
• Rural Assistance Center
• State of North Dakota Website
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • North Dakota Resources