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The historical origins of unequal access to crucial supports for children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development are rooted in policies that intentionally segregated and limited [...]

There are more than 83 million families in the United States, and 80.1% of them have at least one working family member. Here are some of the ways the Department of Labor supports working [...]

The analysis includes 2021 data and trends from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which examines health behaviors and experiences among US high school students. [Centers for Disease Control and [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health among people in the United States and around the world. Three years later, Americans have largely returned to normal [...]

The gender pay gap – the difference between the earnings of men and women – has barely closed in the United States in the past two decades. The slow pace at which the gender pay gap has narrowed [...]

Many policies designed to make life easier for families with children are supported by majorities of Americans across the political spectrum. [YouGov, 10 February 2023.] READ MORE

Majorities of teens credit social media with strengthening their friendships and providing support while also noting the emotionally charged side of these platforms. [Monica Anderson, Emily A. [...]

This December has also seen a debate over whether and how to expand the child tax credit, and that debate has brought more attention to another one: Why have US birth rates been dropping? [Ramesh [...]

The child poverty rate has been reduced by more than half in the last 25 years. [Dana Thomson, Renee Ryberg et al. – Child Trends, December 2022.] READ MORE

A similar share say they have struggled to pay for health care their family needed. [Dana Braga – Pew Research Center, 7 December 2022.] READ MORE