The State of Florida's Child

The State of Florida's Child report provided data and information from which the Florida Cabinet for Children and Youth moved toward its stated goal of promoting increased efficiency and improved service delivery by all governmental agencies that provide services for children and their families in Florida. The report, developed and written over a 10-month period, collected baseline data that relate closely to indicators (or outcomes) shown by research to signify child well-being or improvement in child well-being. These indicators were used to form a "results" framework leading to shared goals and a cohesive vision for child and youth outcomes. Ultimately, the results framework can and should be linked to resources and state and local budgets.

The initial report, was issued March 17, 2009 by The Policy Group for Florida's Families and Children. On March 30, 2011, The State of Florida's Child Update 2011 was released, providing trend line data for indictors in the "results" framework.

• The State of Florida's Child Update 2011 April 8, 2011 (PDF)
• The State of Florida's Child: A Report for the Florida Cabinet for Children and Youth, March 17, 2009 (PDF)
• Florida's State of the Child: Recommendations to Florida's Children and Youth Cabinet, May 19, 2008 (PowerPoint)
• The State of Florida's Child Presentation, March 17, 2009 (PowerPoint)
• The State of Florida's Child: Follow-up to the Report for the Florida Cabinet for Children and Youth, June 16, 2009 (PowerPoint)
• The State of Florida's Child: Choosing Headline Indicators, July 30, 2009 (PowerPoint)

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