Despite progress made, Arkansas remains 49th in the country for births to teens, 45th for Family and Community Domain According to the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Arkansas’s teen birth rate continues to decline, but we still lag behind...
Arkansas children have the best chance to thrive when they have quality education, including during their early years. Education is one of the four KIDS COUNT Data Book domains in overall child well-being and is measured by four indicators....
Arkansas Falls to 48th in Child Health in the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book paints a concerning picture of children’s health in Arkansas. This year, Arkansas ranked 48th among states in the health...
For more than 35 years, the KIDS COUNT Data Book has ranked states on child well-being overall and in four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, and Family and Community. In 2026, these rankings remain an important tool. However, starting...
New Scoring Index from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Increase Accountability by Showing How Arkansas’s Policies and Investment Affect Children’s Daily Lives Sharp increases in the children’s uninsured rate and the number of young children not in school...
Data Across 50 States Show Struggles with Poverty, Health Indicators, But Hopes for Recovery Remain, Annie E. Casey Foundation Finds The number of Arkansas’s children going without health insurance surged dramatically between 2018 and 2019, continuing a troubling decline...
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) is conducting a Story Collection Project on the Arkansas Medicaid program. We want to highlight what is working and what needs to be made better for Arkansans using Medicaid. We want you...
We are officially in the “home stretch” of the 93rd General Assembly. The session is expected to wrap up Tuesday, April 27, so bills that haven’t passed in at least one legislative chamber by now are not likely to...
As we near the end of the 93rd General Assembly’s 2021 session, things are jumping into hyperdrive. Legislators are scrambling to have their bills heard in committees and on the chamber floors before the session concludes. Because of that,...
It was a contentious week in the General Assembly, with the Legislature overriding a veto for the first time since Governor Hutchinson took office. As you may have read, it was regarding legislation to deprive transgender children of certain health...