Barlow, J.Lowman, K.Luman, D.Chun, B.2018-04-302018-04-302018-05-01Kids Count in Delaware/Families Count in Delaware Fact Book. (2018). Newark, DE: Center for Community Research & Service; College of Arts and Sciences; University of Delaware.http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/23129Welcome to the 2018 KIDS COUNT in Delaware Fact Book. This project is a collaborative effort of over forty organizations and is housed within the Center for Community Research & Service at the University of Delaware. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local and state discussion concerning ways to secure better lives for all children. Our mission is to provide up-to-date, accurate, objective, comprehensive data on the well-being of children, youth and their families in order to raise awareness and inform both policy and programmatic decisions throughout the state.prenatal careinfant mortalityimmunizationsasthmahealth insuranceinsurancechild deathsSTDssexual activityunderage drinkingsubstance abusetobaccostudent achievementadvanced placementchild povertypovertysingle parenthoodchild abusedomestic violenceunemploymentcrimehousing