2017-05-112017-05-112012Kids Count in Delaware/Families Count in Delaware Fact Book. (2012). Newark, DE: Center for Community Research & Service; College of Human Services, Education, and Public Policy; University of Delaware.http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/21320Welcome to the seventeenth edition of KIDS COUNT in Delaware and the thirteenth joint publication of KIDS COUNT in Delaware / FAMILIES COUNT in Delaware. This collaborative project of the State of Delaware and KIDS COUNT is housed in the Center for Community Research and Service at the University of Delaware. In this seventeenth edition, we examine how the lives of children and their families have been affected by recent economic changes. The attention given to the data on poverty and child well-being should serve as a call to action. Investments that have been made for Delaware’s children and youth need to be strengthened.Prenatal careInfant mortalityImmunizationsAsthmaHealth insuranceInsuranceChild deathsSTDsSexual activityUnderage drinkingSubstance abuseTobaccoStudent achievementAPAdvanced PlacementChild povertyPovertySingle parenthoodHealth careChild abuseDomestic violenceUnemploymentCrime