The Statistical Abstract of the United States Contains current data on many topics related to the contexts of development discussed in Chapter 2, including child care, single-parent families, and divorce. The National Institute of Mental HealthExcellent information on the effects of violence on children. Child Trends The Urban InstituteThe Annie E. Casey Foundation Children's Defense FundThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Five organizations with websites that provide extensive information on topics
such as poverty and children, welfare reform, adolescent childbearing, child care,
youth violence, and state and national data on the status of children. |