2012
Rhode Island
Kids Count Factbook

New at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT

Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is kicking off its 2012 Data in Your Backyard series with a data presentation in Pawtucket on June 4, 2012. The event will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 50 Park Place, in Pawtucket from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Click to view the invitation or the RSVP form.

Check out the May episode of the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show! Dr. Betty Vohr, Pediatrician at Women and Infants Hospital, and Nancy Roberts, President & CEO of VNA of Care New England, joined host Elizabeth Burke Bryant to discuss federal funding Rhode Island just received to help pre-term infants transition from hospital to home and the importance of home visiting programs for new moms.

The Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition held its 4th annual Poverty Conference at Rhode Island College on May 16, 2012. The conference featured presentations about poverty in Rhode Island from Rhode Island KIDS COUNT and The Economic Progress Institute, and featured several national faith leaders, including Rabbi Steve Gutow, President & CEO, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Rev. Peg Chemberlin, Immediate Past President, National Council of Churches, and Imam Mohamed Magid, President, Islamic Society of North America. Click to view the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT presentation or photos from the event.

Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is in the process of advertising for the position of Deputy Director at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. Click here to read the job posting.

May is Mental Health Month! Check out the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island's calendar of events held through the month.

Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Chief Science Officer at Autism Speaks, was the keynote speaker at the 2012 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. In her presentation, Dr. Dawson discussed the state of science surrounding autism and future directions in early detection and intervention, with a focus on the infant-toddler period. The lecture was held at Brown University (Salomon 101) on Tuesday, May, 1, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Click to view the photo gallery.

Representative Grace Diaz and Leslie Gell, Director of Ready to Learn Providence, joined Elizabeth Burke Bryant for the April episode of the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT TV Show. They discussed the importance of having high-quality child care in Rhode Island and the work of the Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care.

The 2012 County Health Rankings,  published by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, were released on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The Rankings assess the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states, including all five counties in Rhode Island, using a standard way to measure how healthy people are and how long they live. They highlight many indicators of children's health including child obesity, teen births and high school graduation.

The 2012 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook was released on Monday, April 2, 2012, during a policy breakfast with over 500 attendees, including Governor Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation and other policymakers.  Click to download the Factbook, read the news release, or view the photo gallery.

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