Kids Count /tags/kids-count Kids Count en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:21:55 GMT Improving child welfare in New Mexico means supporting parents and guardians, says advocate /local-news/2024-06-13/child-welfare-kids-count-new-mexico Once again New Mexico is in last place nationwide for child well-being. That’s according to the annual Kids Count Data Book. ľĹÉ«Íř spoke to the local nonprofit that releases the data with the Annie E. Casey Foundation about whether the 2022 numbers reflect where New Mexico is today. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:21:55 GMT /local-news/2024-06-13/child-welfare-kids-count-new-mexico Taylor Velazquez Research says conditions for New Mexico’s kids are improving, but slowly /local-news/2024-01-22/research-says-conditions-for-new-mexicos-kids-are-improving-but-slowly Things are getting better for New Mexico’s kids, but slowly. That is according to a report that comes out each year at the beginning of the legislative session. The study also included data on environmental health for the first time. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:51:33 GMT /local-news/2024-01-22/research-says-conditions-for-new-mexicos-kids-are-improving-but-slowly Megan Myscofski New Mexico made improvements in child well-being but still ranks last /local-news/2023-06-14/new-mexico-made-improvements-in-child-well-being-but-still-ranks-last Despite Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signing numerous policies intended to improve the well-being of New Mexico’s children, the state continues to rank last nationally. That’s according to this year’s Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, released Wednesday. But, despite the concerning score, there is hope in the data. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:42:45 GMT /local-news/2023-06-14/new-mexico-made-improvements-in-child-well-being-but-still-ranks-last Nash Jones New report shows NM kids' well-being lags the rest of the nation /local-news/2022-08-12/new-report-shows-nm-kids-well-being-lags-the-rest-of-the-nation New Mexico has improved in key areas of child well-being but our state is still at the bottom. That’s according to the new Kids Count Data Book for 2022. While much of the information was collected before the pandemic it does measure the impact of COVID on anxiety and depression among kids. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:46:49 GMT /local-news/2022-08-12/new-report-shows-nm-kids-well-being-lags-the-rest-of-the-nation Kaveh Mowahed Report: Concentrated Poverty Hits Children Of Color In NM /local-news/2019-09-26/report-concentrated-poverty-hits-children-of-color-in-nm In New Mexico 75 percent of kids are children of color. A new Kids Count report found these kids are disproportionately affected by what's called… Thu, 26 Sep 2019 22:49:06 GMT /local-news/2019-09-26/report-concentrated-poverty-hits-children-of-color-in-nm Taylor Velazquez Los Niños Cuentan /Kids Count /public-affairs/2018-07-02/los-ninos-cuentan-kids-count Mon. 7/2, 7p: Children are rarely the protagonists of news but their presence in the news is often cause for alarm. On today's show, the alarm sounds… Mon, 02 Jul 2018 22:00:45 GMT /public-affairs/2018-07-02/los-ninos-cuentan-kids-count New Mexico in Last Place for Child Well-Being /public-health-new-mexico/2014-01-21/new-mexico-in-last-place-for-child-well-being UPDATE Feb. 19, 2014, at 1 p.m.: SJR 12 is stuck in committee. A measure that would tie the state's minimum wage to inflation passed the Senate and is… Wed, 22 Jan 2014 01:40:21 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-01-21/new-mexico-in-last-place-for-child-well-being Marisa Demarco