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Guided Notes

Advocacy Research

As you have been learning, research is an essential tool for advocates. The following list provides an overview of research available at the sites presented within your Sub-Competency resources. As you review this information, consider how it relates to Part 1 of your Work Product.

Annie E. Casey Foundation

The data center of the Annie E. Casey Foundation allows advocates to search for information within their individual state. As well, advocates can search for data on a variety of different topics, including demographics; economic well-being; education; family and community; health; and safety in risky behaviors. The site includes a variety of publications, including The 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being.

References:

Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2014a). KIDS COUNT data center: Choose a state. Retrieved from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/locations

Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2014b). KIDS COUNT data center: Data topics. Retrieved from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/topics

Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2014c). The 2014 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being (25th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://www.aecf.org/resources/the-2014-kids-count-data-book/

Children’s Defense Fund

The Children's Defense Fund provides a variety of data resources on children within the states. These resources include compilations of data on gun violence, kindergarten, and poverty. As well, the site provides a report on The State of America's Children: 2014.

References:

Children’s Defense Fund. (2012). U.S. child state data. Retrieved from http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/us-state-child-data.html

Children’s Defense Fund. (2014). The state of America’s children: 2014. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.childrensdefense.org/zz-testing/2014-refresh/library/state-of-americas-children/2014-soac.html

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)

The CWLA provides an overview of advocacy facts available state-by-state. Topics include child abuse and neglect (adoption, kinship care, and permanent families for children); child poverty and income support; childcare and Head Start; health and substance abuse; vulnerable youth; child welfare workforce; and funding the child welfare workforce.

Reference:

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). (2013). National and state facts. Retrieved from http://www.cwla.org/our-work/advocacy/

National Center for Children in Poverty

The data tools of the National Center for Children in Poverty include a basic needs budget calculator; a young child's risk calculator; a family resource simulator; a demographic wizard that creates data on child poverty; an income converter; and a state-by-state policy tracker.

Reference:

National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). (2014). Data tools. Retrieved from http://www.nccp.org/tools/

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