On Monday, April 8, 2013, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT released its 19th annual report on the well-being of Rhode Island's children at a policy breakfast attended by over 500 people, including Governor Lincoln Chafee, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation, General Assembly leaders, and community leaders and policymakers. Keynote remarks were provided by Teny Gross and Fr. Ray Malm, on behalf of Sr. Ann Keefe. Ivy Barclay of Young Voices was the youth speaker.

The 2013 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook charts improvements and declines in the well-being of children and youth across the state and in each of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns and provides the latest available statistics on 68 different aspects of children's lives, from birth through adolescence.  

Use the links below to explore the Factbook sections and data: 

• Family and Community
• Economic Well-Being
• Health
• Safety
• Education
• City/Town Fact Sheets
• New England and U.S. Rankings

Click to read news coverage by the Providence Journal, Providence Business News, Rhode Island Public Radio, and GoLocalProv, and view the photo album.

To order a complete hard copy of the full report, download and mail the Factbook Order Form or call (401) 351-9400. The cost of the Factbook is $21.40 ($20 plus tax); discounts for bulk purchases are available.

Dr. James Comer, Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Yale School of Medicine, will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Lipsitt-Duchin Lecture on Child and Youth Behavior Development, sponsored by Brown University's Center for the Study of Human Development and Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. Dr. Comer's presentation is titled "Reflections on Race, Child Development and School Reform."

The lecture will be held at Brown University (Salomon 001) on Thursday, May, 2, 2013 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please contact Katy Miller for more information.