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Supporting the health and well-being of kids through research and data. KidsData.org is a program of @PRBdata
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How the Federal Government Shutdown Is Affecting the Inland Empire [subscription required]
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How the federal government shutdown is affecting the Inland Empire
National parks will stay open — sort of. But air travel and a food program for needy families could be affected.
www.pressenterprise.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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The California School-Based Health Alliance is hosting The Power of Partnerships - the California School Health and Behavioral Health Conference - April 27-28 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City.

Deadline to Submit - Sunday, November 30:

www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/...
California School Health & Behavioral Health Conference 2026
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November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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In 2004, 9,559,942 children ages 0 to 17 lived in California; today more than 1 million fewer kids (8,386,716) call the state home.

Number of California Kids at a 30-Year Low, and Projected to Continue Dropping
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Number of California Kids at a 30-Year Low, and Projected to Continue Dropping « Data Points
Demographic trends help project needs for education, child care, health care, and other services. To plan appropriate policies and programs, policymakers need to understand the size and composition…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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A new analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey estimates the percentage of U.S. children with disabilities using four distinct identification strategies.
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Number of California Kids at a 30-Year Low, and Projected to Continue Dropping « Data Points
Demographic trends help project needs for education, child care, health care, and other services. To plan appropriate policies and programs, policymakers need to understand the size and composition…
www.kidsdata.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The Center for Demography and Ecology is pleased to announce a seed grant competition to support pilot research for future grant applications to NIH.
Deadline 10 November, 2025
CDE invites proposals on a wide range of topics related to the population sciences.

cde.wisc.edu/2024-cde-see...
Call for Proposals: 2025 CDE Rapid Research Seed Grants
The Center for Demography and Ecology is pleased to announce a seed grant competition to support pilot research for future grant applications to NIH. Request for Proposals: Deadline 10 November, 2025…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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REMINDER: Through Monday, November 3, at 8:59 p.m. PT, dataindex.us is collecting perspectives and comments on the announced termination of CPS-FSS, the only nationally representative data collection on household food insecurity.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
dataindex.us | America's Data Index
Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve dataindex.us. If you have feedback or encounter any issues, please contact info@dataindex.us.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Over 5.5 million people participate in CalFresh — California's implementation of the federally funded SNAP program.

SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g...
SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state
As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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According to Annie E. Casey Foundation, child poverty in the U.S. has nearly tripled in three years — up to ~13% in 2024.

Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure gives a fuller picture of costs like housing & medical, and how public support has helped soften the hit.

www.aecf.org/blog/child-p...
U.S. Child Poverty Triples to 13%, Casey Foundation Reports
U.S. child poverty nearly tripled to 13% in 2024, a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report finds, showing public policies can cut the rate by half.
www.aecf.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The Children's Movement of California is hosting a webinar series featuring a moderated Q & A with California’s gubernatorial candidates.

To for dates and to register: go.childrennow.org/e/638511/5197305-cid-Recipient-ID/7kzhdm/2183428473/h/Wu0vZn7JX4YQuzZG8FaQ2P-r0OwHUKDLZgO-vlCncNs
Gubernatorial Candidate Webinar Series
We’re excited to invite you to a special webinar series, starting this November, featuring a moderated Q and A with California’s gubernatorial candidates.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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📊 New @lpfchildhealth analysis of NHIS data shows that childhood disability prevalence (ages 5–17) varies from 11% to 23% — depending on how disability is measured.

The takeaway: measurement methods matter, and data gaps risk leaving many children unseen.
Measuring Childhood Disability Using the National Health Interview Survey - Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
A first-of-its-kind study published in JAMA Pediatrics provides prevalence data for 4 strategies to identify children with disabilities, using questions from the 2019-2022 National Health Interview…
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October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Important update from @FRACposts: If the shutdown continues into November, November benefit issuance could be delayed—placing additional strain on low-income households — it’s a reminder of how fragile our food assistance infrastructure can be.
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How Will a Government Shutdown Affect SNAP Benefits? - Food Research & Action Center
Published September 27, 2025 With a note on the impact on WIC Learn more about how the shutdown will impact the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and child…
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October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Help Protect The Food Security Supplement!

Submit a comment to your state Department of Agriculture: tinyurl.com/dataindex-FSS-comment
Email your Member of Congress through the FRAC Action Network: tinyurl.com/FRAC-FAN-Action-Alert
USDA Data Users’ Meeting 10/21 tinyurl.com/USDA-data-users-meeting
Submit a Comment to Save the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS)
Termination: On September 20, 2025, USDA announced the termination of the Food Security Supplement (FSS). This critical dataset, collected through the Current Population Survey by the U.S. Census…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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New @urbaninstitute analysis: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) raises tax benefits for middle- & high-income families — but cuts support for the lowest-income families by ~$100.

Investing in all kids means ensuring benefits reach those who need them most.
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Congress Could Expand The Child Tax Credit For Low- And Middle-Income Families
The Tax Policy Center modeled five options to increase the CTC. All continue to require that parents must have some earnings to receive the CTC and would deliver the vast majority of benefits to low-…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🚨 The only national dataset on household #FoodInsecurity (CPS-FSS) has been cut for 2025. @dataindex.us is collecting comments to urge USDA to bring it back.

🗓️ Deadline: Nov 3
📋 Form: forms.gle/nhtouKXkmnpV...
Submit a Comment to Save the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS)
Termination: On September 20, 2025, USDA announced the termination of the Food Security Supplement (FSS). This critical dataset, collected through the Current Population Survey by the U.S. Census…
forms.gle
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This issue brief explores the landscape of mental health services, including services offered, utilization, barriers, and funding, and how recent federal actions may affect school-based mental health care.
@kff_org
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The Landscape of School-Based Mental Health Services | KFF
This issue brief explores the landscape of mental health services, including services offered, utilization, barriers, and funding, and how recent federal actions may affect school-based mental health…
www.kff.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) will release full 2024 survey data on October 9, 2025. Now it's time to learn how to access and use it!

Data User Training: October 30, 2025
Online: 12—1:30 PM
healthpolicy.ucla.edu/newsroom/eve...
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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Data User Training: October 30, 2025
Join the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research as we host a data user training on Thursday, October 30 to demonstrate how to use CHIS' free online health query tool AskCHIS™ to get data on a wide…
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October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Kids in the U.S. are facing a deepening health crisis — mortality, chronic illness, mental health, early puberty, and pain symptoms are all rising sharply.

🔗 Full discussion: “The new crisis in American kids’ health” via @wbur.org

www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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The new crisis in American kids' health
Mortality rates, mental health conditions, obesity and chronic disease rates are all up significantly in American children. Why are kids in the U.S. so unhealthy?
www.wbur.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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📱 New @npr.org article by Rhitu Chatterjee highlights compelling research linking social media use in teens to changes in brain function — especially around reading, memory, and attention.

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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows
Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.
www.npr.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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If you have a data set that is really important for you and has valuable impact, consider telling your story to Essential Data U.S. (essentialdata.us). They are building a compendium of cases that convey compelling real-world examples of how federal data can benefit the American people and economy.
America's Essential Data
Highlighting examples of how our essential public data serve the American people.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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🔵 What does the U.S. government shutdown mean for federal data?

🔵 How will the shutdown affect government statistics?

🔵 What's happens when major public surveys, like the Food Security Supplement, are canceled?

👉 It's a smart time to join PRB's Federal Data Forum: federaldataforum.prb.org/login
October 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Why do we need social and behavioral scientists at the table when we talk about reimagining science?

Because nearly 40% of U.S. deaths are preventable — and prevention depends on understanding human behavior, not just biology.

Read more:
👉 pop.psu.edu/news/why-soc...
Why Social Science? - Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too | Population Research Institute
By Sam Goldstein, Science for Good
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October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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A new study of 48 states (1990–2022) finds income gaps shrank — but racial ones grew.

📖 Read more: www.the74million.org/article/fina...
Finance Reforms to Combat Racial Inequities Often Made Them Worse, Study Finds
The study of fiscal policies in 48 states going back to 1990 left its lead author feeling “surprised and depressed.”
www.the74million.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Cash Assistance for Children: Research Roundup and Policy Future
Join the Urban Institute and the Berkeley Opportunity Lab to examine the evolving conversation about the benefits andimpacts of safety net investments in children.
Oct 21, 12:30-4:30, hybrid
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October 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Foster Care Education Outcomes: A sys­tem­at­ic review of the best avail­able stud­ies between 2000 and 2023 shows that while chal­lenges remain, young peo­ple with fos­ter care expe­ri­ence are achiev­ing far more than out­dat­ed sta­tis­tics suggest.
www.aecf.org/blog/foster-...
Foster Care Education Outcomes: New Research Challenges the 3% Myth
Foster youth achieve more than outdated stats suggest. New data shows progress in high school and college completion, though barriers remain.
www.aecf.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Did you know that the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) was terminated?

Join us for this webinar to learn how you can take action to protect this critical public resource

Tuesday, October 7
3:00 pm ET
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rapid Response Data Briefing: Understanding the Food Security Supplement. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Hosted by FRAC, dataindex.us, Association of Public Data Users (APDU), Population Reference Bureau (PRB), and National WIC Association The Food Security Supplement (FSS) is a critical dataset. It provides...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM