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DOCUMENT RESUME
PS 027 809
Zehnder-Merrell, Jane; Corey, MicheleKids Count in Michigan 1999 Data Book: County Profiles ofChild and Family Well-Being.Kids Count in Michigan, Lansing.; Michigan's Children,Lansing.; Michigan League for Human Services, Lansing.Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.1999-00-00441p.; For 1997-98 Data Book, see ED 418 792.Kids Count in Michigan, Michigan League for Human Services,300 North Washington Square, Suite 401, Lansing, MI 48933;Tel: 800-837-5436 (Toll Free); Fax: 517-371-4546; e-mail:[email protected]; Web site: www.milhs.org ($15, Michiganresidents must add sales tax).Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) Reports - Descriptive(141)
MF01/PC18 Plus Postage.At Risk Persons; Birth Weight; Child Abuse; Child Health;Child Neglect; Child Welfare; Children; Counties;Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Adolescents; EconomicallyDisadvantaged; Elementary Secondary Education; LeadPoisoning; Lunch Programs; Mortality Rate; Outcomes ofEducation; Poverty; Prenatal Care; Preschool Education;Reading Skills; Safety; *Social Indicators; SpecialEducation; State Norms; State Surveys; Statistical Data;Tables (Data); Violence; *Well Being; Youth ProblemsArrests; Child Safety; *Indicators; *Michigan; Out of HomeCare; Vaccination
This Kids Count data book for 1999 examines statewide andcounty level trends in the well-being of Michigan's children, featuringavailable data on young adolescents, ages 10 to 14. The statistical portraitis based on 15 indicators of well-being: (1) child poverty; (2) free andreduced price lunch; (3) inadequate prenatal care; (4) low birthweightinfants; (5) infant mortality; (6) child deaths; (7) children in familiesinvestigated for abuse or neglect; (8) substantiated victims of abuse orneglect; (9) children in out-of-home care; (10) births to teens, ages 15 to17; (11) teen deaths by accident, homicide, or suicide; (12) index crimearrests; (13) high school dropouts; (14) students enrolled in specialeducation; and (15) students with inadequate mathematics skills. Section 1 ofthe report discusses young adolescent well-being with regard to communityconnections, health, and education, and notes that many communities haveadopted a proactive approach to youth development. Section 2 summarizes thelatest state trends and includes a state map with county child povertyestimates. Section 3 reviews the background indicators of child population,childcare and early education, family support programs, childhood leadpoisoning, and immunization. Section 4 analyzes each trend indicator. Section5, the bulk of the report, presents state and county profiles. Data indicatethat there have been improvements in indicators related to adolescents.However, economic security indicators have shown declines, and there havebeen mixed results in child health, child safety, and education. (KB)
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y Ja
ne Z
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erre
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the
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ith s
uppo
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rom
Mic
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f M
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A s
peci
al th
anks
for
rev
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of
draf
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staf
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also
to M
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Star
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thei
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The
col
lect
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and
anal
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of d
ata
wer
e ac
com
plis
hed
with
the
assi
stan
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f the
follo
win
g:
Mic
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phry
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mes
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tal
Chi
ldre
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Prot
ectiv
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ssoc
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Mar
k Su
lliva
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hood
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d Po
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ices
U.S
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sus,
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all A
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form
atio
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Imm
uniz
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Paul
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Polic
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naly
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Div
isio
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arry
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here
se C
ody
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ry D
rum
Tha
nks
also
to th
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embe
rs o
f th
e K
ids
Cou
nt in
Mic
higa
nA
dvis
ory
Com
mitt
ee, w
ho p
rovi
ded
thei
r tim
e an
d ex
pert
ise
in s
hapi
ng th
e bo
ok a
nd p
lann
ing
othe
r pr
ojec
t act
iviti
es.
We
also
ext
end
our
than
ks to
the
natio
nal K
ids
Cou
nt p
roje
ctst
aff,
Bill
O'H
are
and
Jenn
ifer
Bar
atz
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ss, f
or th
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sust
aine
d su
ppor
t and
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce.
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ial r
ecog
nitio
n is
acc
orde
d su
ppor
t sta
ff a
t the
Mic
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n L
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e fo
r H
uman
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vice
s:T
illie
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k fo
r he
r cr
eativ
ity a
nd p
ains
taki
ng c
are
inth
e pr
oduc
tion
of th
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unty
pag
esJa
ckie
Ben
son,
Bon
nie
Chi
solm
, Phy
llis
Kill
ips,
Mar
yL
ogan
and
Mel
anie
Bur
nell
for
thei
r as
sist
ance
on
othe
ras
pect
s of
the
proj
ect
Fund
ing
is p
rovi
ded
by th
e A
nnie
E. C
asey
, Ski
llman
, Fre
y, a
nd B
lue
Cro
ss B
lue
Shie
ld o
f M
ichi
gan
Foun
datio
ns, a
s w
ell a
s th
e co
rpor
ate
fund
of
Blu
e C
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Blu
e Sh
ield
of
Mic
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IN M
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Kid
s C
ount
in M
ichi
gan
ispa
rt o
f a b
road
nat
iona
l effo
rt
to m
easu
re th
e w
ell-b
eing
of c
hild
ren
at th
e st
ate
and
loca
l lev
els,
and
use
that
info
rmat
ion
to s
hape
effo
rts
to
impr
ove
the
lives
of c
hild
ren.
The
par
tner
s in
the
Mic
higa
n pr
ojec
t inc
lude
:
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higa
n L
eagu
e fo
r H
uman
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vice
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sta
tew
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citiz
ens'
org
aniz
atio
n w
hich
see
ks to
impr
ove
hum
an s
ervi
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thro
ugh
rese
arch
, inf
orm
atio
n
diss
emin
atio
n, a
dvoc
acy,
and
sup
port
ser
vice
s to
the
stat
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char
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e as
soci
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ns. (
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her
info
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gani
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ids
Cou
nt in
Mic
higa
n 19
99.
Any
par
t of t
his
book
may
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r no
n-pr
ofit
educ
atio
nal
purp
oses
pro
vide
d th
e pr
ojec
t is
cred
ited.
Sug
gest
ed C
itatio
nZ
ande
r-M
erre
ll, J
ane
and
Mic
hele
Cor
ey (
1999
). K
ids
Cou
nt in
Mic
higa
n /9
99 D
ata
Boo
k: C
ount
y P
rofil
es o
f Chi
ld W
ell-B
eing
.La
nsin
g, M
ichi
gan:
Mic
higa
n Le
ague
for
Hum
an S
ervi
ces.
KID
SC
,OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
N19
99 D
AT
A B
OO
K
Con
tent
sL
ist o
f C
hart
s, M
aps
and
Tab
les
Fore
wor
dIn
trod
uctio
nI.
You
ng A
dole
scen
ts, a
ges
10-1
4C
omm
unity
Hea
lthE
duca
tion
3 6 7 810 12
H.
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng in
Mic
higa
n: H
ow a
re w
e do
ing?
16E
very
Day
in M
ichi
gan
III.
Bac
kgro
und
Indi
cato
r D
iscu
ssio
nsC
hild
Pop
ulat
ion
Chi
ld C
are
and
Ear
ly E
duca
tion
Fam
ily S
uppo
rt P
rogr
ams
Chi
ldho
od L
ead
Poi
soni
ngIm
mun
izat
ion
IV. T
rend
Ind
icat
or D
iscu
ssio
nsE
cono
mic
Sec
urity
:C
hild
Pov
erty
Fre
e an
d R
educ
ed P
rice
Lunc
h
Hea
lth:
Inad
equa
te P
rena
tal C
are
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Chi
ld D
eath
s
Chi
ld S
afet
y:C
hild
ren
in In
vest
igat
ed F
amili
es (
for
Abu
se o
r N
egle
ct)
Sub
stan
tiate
d V
ictim
s (o
f Abu
se o
r N
egle
ct)
Chi
ldre
n in
Out
-of-
Hom
e C
are
Ado
lesc
ence
:B
irth
to T
eens
, age
s 15
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Tee
n D
eath
s by
Acc
iden
t, H
omic
ide
and
Sui
cide
- ag
es 1
5-19
Inde
x C
rime
Arr
ests
, age
s 10
-17
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
s
Edu
catio
n:S
tude
nts
in S
peci
al E
duca
tion
Stu
dent
s w
ith In
adeq
uate
Mat
h S
kills
V.
Prof
iles
of C
hild
Wel
l-B
eing
Mic
higa
nC
ount
ies
(in a
lpha
betic
al o
rder
)
Dat
a N
otes
and
Sou
rces
9.
212
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AV
AIL
AB
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10
KID
S C
OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
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99 D
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A B
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K
Lis
t of
hair
s,ap
san
d T
al le
sC
hart
s
I.Y
oung
Ado
lesc
ents
, age
s 10
-14
IA.
Posi
tive
conn
ectio
ns to
com
mun
ity d
eclin
e on
sev
eral
mea
sure
s be
twee
n7t
h an
d 9t
h gr
ades
for
you
th in
a ty
pica
l Mic
higa
n co
mm
unity
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1.2.
Tw
o of
thre
e in
dex
crim
e ar
rest
s of
Mic
higa
n yo
uth,
age
s 10
-14,
are
for
larc
eny,
pri
mar
ily s
hopl
iftin
g.8
1.3.
Inci
denc
e of
abu
se in
crea
sed
for
Mic
higa
n gi
rls
over
ear
ly te
en y
ears
.10
1.4.
The
pre
gnan
cy r
ate
for
Mic
higa
n's
girl
s, a
ges
10-1
4, d
ropp
ed b
y45
per
cent
bet
wee
n 19
86 a
nd 1
997.
10I.
S.C
igar
ette
use
incr
ease
s ov
er th
e m
iddl
e gr
ades
in M
ichi
gan
1 1
1.6.
The
num
ber
of M
ichi
gan
yout
h, a
ges
0-14
, tre
ated
in p
ublic
fac
ilitie
sfo
r su
bsta
nce
abus
e dr
oppe
d by
44
perc
ent b
etw
een
FY 1
993
and
FY 1
997.
1 1
1.7.
Mos
t inj
ury
deat
hs f
or M
ichi
gan'
s yo
ung
adol
esce
nts,
age
s 10
-14,
resu
lt fr
om a
n ac
cide
nt.
1 1
I.B
.T
he s
hare
of
Mic
higa
n se
vent
h gr
ader
s w
ith s
atis
fact
ory
mat
hsk
ills
has
incr
ease
d.12
1.9.
The
sha
re o
f M
ichi
gan'
s se
vent
h gr
ader
s ac
hiev
ing
satis
fact
ory
scor
es o
n M
EA
P re
adin
g gr
ew.
12
1.10
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ost M
ichi
gan
eigh
th g
rade
rs p
erfo
rm a
t nov
ice
leve
lin
ME
AP
scie
nce
test
.12
1. 1
1 .
Mos
t Mic
higa
n ei
ghth
gra
ders
dem
onst
rate
pro
fici
ency
in M
EA
P w
ritin
g te
st.
12
1.12
.M
ost m
iddl
e gr
ade
stud
ents
in M
ichi
gan
do n
ot e
xper
ienc
evi
olen
ce in
sch
ool.
13
1.13
.E
xpul
sion
s fo
r al
l cau
ses,
as
wel
l as
for
wea
pons
, clim
b du
ring
the
mid
dle
grad
es f
or M
ichi
gan
stud
ents
.14
III.
Bac
kgro
und
Indi
cato
r D
iscu
ssio
nsR
H.
Rou
ghly
one
in f
our
of th
e ch
ildre
n in
Mic
higa
n w
asan
eth
nic/
raci
al m
inor
ity in
199
7.21
111.
2.A
lmos
t tw
o of
eve
ry th
ree
regu
late
d ch
ild c
are
slot
sin
Mic
higa
n ar
e in
a c
hild
car
e ce
nter
.22
111.
3.C
osts
for
two
child
ren
in f
ull-
time
care
con
sum
ed a
thir
dof
inco
me
for
two-
pare
nt f
amily
at 1
85 p
erce
nt o
f po
vert
y in
Mic
higa
n23
113
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ST
OF
CH
AR
TS
, MA
PS
AN
D T
AB
LES12
II
:
Cha
rts
(con
td)
III.
Bac
kgro
und
Indi
cato
r D
iscu
ssio
ns (
cont
d)11
1.4.
The
num
ber
of M
ichi
gan
fam
ilies
obt
aini
ng a
sub
sidy
for
child
car
e ex
pand
ed d
ram
atic
ally
bet
wee
n FY
199
5 an
d 19
98.
2311
1.5.
Chi
ldre
n re
pres
ente
d th
e m
ajor
ity o
f fo
od s
tam
pre
cipi
ents
in M
ichi
gan
in 1
998.
2411
1.6.
Rou
ghly
thre
e of
fiv
e pe
ople
rec
eivi
ng c
ash
assi
stan
cein
Mic
higa
n ar
e ch
ildre
n.25
111.
7.M
ichi
gan'
s FI
P gr
ants
and
ass
ista
nce
cuto
ff le
vels
, as
wel
l as
full-
time
min
imum
wag
eem
ploy
men
t, do
not
lift
a f
amily
of
thre
e ab
ove
pove
rty
leve
l.25
111.
8.Sh
are
of M
edic
aid
child
ren
rece
ivin
g pr
even
tive
care
fel
lbe
twee
n 19
95 a
nd 1
997
in M
ichi
gan.
2511
1.9.
Few
Mic
higa
n to
ddle
rs u
nder
age
thre
e w
ere
test
ed f
or le
ad in
199
7-98
alth
ough
man
y w
ere
at r
isk
26IV
. Tre
nd I
ndic
ator
Dis
cuss
ions
IV.1
Chi
ld p
over
ty, e
spec
ially
for
you
ng c
hild
ren
(age
s 0-
4),
pers
iste
d in
the
mid
-199
0s in
Mic
higa
n.28
IV.2
.E
ligib
ility
leve
ls f
or F
amily
Sup
port
Pro
gram
s (F
amily
of
3)29
IV.3
.O
nly
7 pe
rcen
t of
Mic
higa
n's
elig
ible
chi
ldre
n pa
rtic
ipat
edin
a S
umm
er F
ood
Prog
ram
in 1
997.
30IV
.4.
Rat
es o
f in
adeq
uate
pre
nata
l car
e in
Mic
higa
n be
gan
to d
rop
in 1
995.
31
IV.5
.M
ichi
gan
mot
hers
-to-
be r
ecei
ving
inad
equa
te p
rena
tal c
are
wer
e al
so m
ore
likel
y to
hav
e lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
s.32
IV.6
.In
fant
mor
talit
y ra
tes
for
Afr
ican
Am
eric
ans
wor
sene
din
Mic
higa
n co
untie
s ou
tsid
e W
ayne
bet
wee
n 19
95 a
nd 1
997.
33IV
.7.
Hal
f of
dea
ths
amon
g ch
ildre
n, a
ges
1-14
, in
Mic
higa
nre
sulte
d fr
om in
jury
in 1
997.
34IV
.8.
In r
ough
ly 8
0 pe
rcen
t of
case
s of
Mic
higa
n's
inve
stig
ated
cas
esof
chi
ld a
buse
or
negl
ect i
n 19
97, r
epor
ts w
ere
not s
ubst
antia
ted,
mos
tly b
ecau
se o
f in
suff
icie
nt e
vide
nce.
35IV
.9.
The
larg
est s
hare
of
iden
tifie
d ch
ild v
ictim
s of
abu
se o
r ne
glec
tin
Mic
higa
n su
ffer
ed f
rom
phy
sica
l neg
lect
in 1
997.
36IV
.10.
The
gro
win
g nu
mbe
rs o
f ch
ildre
n pl
aced
with
rel
ativ
es a
re n
otre
flec
ted
in th
e ou
t-of
-hom
e co
unt i
n M
ichi
gan.
37
13
-
14
KID
S C
OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
N19
99 D
AT
A B
OO
K
Cha
rts
(con
td)
IV. T
rend
Ind
icat
or D
iscu
ssio
ns (
cont
d)IV
.11.
The
big
gest
impr
ovem
ent i
n bi
rth
rate
for
you
nger
teen
s,ag
es 1
5-17
, occ
urre
d in
199
7.38
IV.1
2. E
ight
of
ten
teen
dea
ths
amon
g ol
der
Mic
higa
n te
ens
resu
lted
from
an
inju
ry.
39IV
.13.
Juv
enile
arr
est r
ates
for
inde
x an
d vi
olen
t ind
ex c
rim
es in
Mic
higa
nha
ve d
ropp
ed in
rec
ent y
ears
.40
IV.1
4. T
he m
ost c
omm
on S
peci
al E
duca
tion
diag
nose
s va
ried
dra
mat
ical
lyby
age
gro
up in
Mic
higa
n42
IV.1
5. L
arge
r sh
ares
of
mid
dle
grad
es s
tude
nts
in M
ichi
gan
perf
orm
edbe
low
sat
isfa
ctor
y le
vel o
n m
ath
ME
AP
test
.43
Map
s II.1
Chi
ld P
over
ty in
Mic
higa
n C
ount
ies
18
III.
1Im
mun
izat
ion
Rat
es in
Mic
higa
n C
ount
ies
and
Surv
ey R
egio
ns27
Tab
les II.1
Mic
higa
n's
1999
Ran
king
s on
Chi
ld W
ell-
Bei
ng I
ndic
ator
s17
III.
Bac
kgro
und
Indi
cato
r D
iscu
ssio
nsR
egul
ated
Chi
ld C
are
Faci
litie
s in
Mic
higa
n: C
apac
ity b
y T
ype
22
111.
2.T
estin
g Y
oung
Chi
ldre
n fo
r L
ead
Pois
onin
g: T
en B
est a
nd T
en W
orst
Mic
higa
n C
ount
ies
26
IV. T
rend
Ind
icat
or D
iscu
ssio
nsIV
A.
1998
Fed
eral
Pov
erty
Gui
delin
es28
IV.2
.R
easo
ns f
or R
efer
rals
to A
ltern
ativ
e E
duca
tion
Prog
ram
s in
Mic
higa
n41
1aLI
ST
OF
CH
AR
TS
, MA
PS
AN
D T
AB
LES
S
-
616
KID
S C
OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
N19
99 D
AT
A B
OO
K4.
ore
oT
his
year
's K
ids
Cou
nt in
Mic
higa
n da
ta b
ook
has
prep
ared
a s
peci
al f
ocus
on
youn
g ad
oles
cent
s, a
ges
10-1
4, th
atca
n in
form
and
enl
ight
en c
omm
unity
mem
bers
, dec
isio
n m
aker
s an
d th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic a
bout
the
circ
umst
ance
san
d ne
eds
of y
oung
ster
s in
this
age
gro
up. A
gro
win
g nu
mbe
r of
pol
icie
s th
at h
ave
an im
pact
on th
ese
youn
gpe
ople
are
em
ergi
ng a
t the
sta
te a
nd f
eder
al le
vel.
A f
ocus
on
this
par
ticul
ar a
ge g
roup
rec
ogni
zes
the
pivo
tal r
ole
this
sta
ge o
f lif
e pl
ays
in s
hapi
ng in
divi
dual
futu
res.
Dur
ing
thes
e ye
ars
youn
gste
rs b
egin
the
tran
sitio
n fr
om c
hild
hood
to a
dulth
ood.
With
out p
ositi
ve a
dult
supp
ort a
nd g
uida
nce
in e
xplo
ratio
n an
d ex
peri
men
tatio
n, th
ey a
re v
ulne
rabl
e to
man
y ne
gativ
epr
essu
res
and
infl
uenc
es. T
he r
epor
t dis
cuss
es th
ese
fact
ors
and
high
light
s th
e w
ays
Mic
higa
n co
mm
uniti
esar
e in
volv
ed in
asse
ssin
g an
d im
plem
entin
g w
ays
to f
oste
r po
sitiv
e yo
uth
deve
lopm
ent,
incl
udin
g in
nova
tive
educ
atio
nap
-pr
oach
es.
Edu
cato
rs a
re r
ecog
nizi
ng th
e im
port
ance
of
impr
ovin
g te
achi
ng a
nd le
arni
ng f
or y
outh
in th
e m
iddl
e gr
ades
. For
exam
ple,
Mic
higa
n M
iddl
e St
art,
an in
itiat
ive
fund
ed b
y th
e W
.K. K
ello
gg F
ound
atio
n, h
as d
emon
stra
ted
that
rese
arch
-bas
ed s
trat
egie
s in
mid
dle
grad
es s
choo
ls th
at p
rom
ote
acad
emic
exc
elle
nce,
dev
elop
men
tal r
espo
nsiv
e-ne
ss a
nd s
ocia
l equ
ity c
an m
ake
a di
ffer
ence
, par
ticul
arly
for
low
inco
me
stud
ents
.
Thi
s re
port
rep
rese
nts
the
ongo
ing
effo
rt o
f th
e K
ids
Cou
nt in
Mic
higa
n pr
ojec
t to
info
rm p
ublic
pol
icy
and
spur
com
mun
ity a
ctio
n w
ith th
e m
ost c
urre
nt a
nd r
elia
ble
info
rmat
ion
avai
labl
e. W
e ho
peyo
u w
ill jo
in u
s in
this
ende
avor
by
usin
g th
is in
form
atio
n to
mak
e a
diff
eren
ce in
live
s of
the
stat
e's
child
ren
and
thei
r fa
mili
es.
Sinc
erel
y,
Deb
orah
Str
ong,
Cha
irA
dvis
ory
Com
mitt
ee
17
-
uc 1
0r.
'131
Mtif
fi
You
ng a
dole
scen
ce is
a ti
me
of h
ope
and
prom
ise,
anxi
ety
and
depr
essi
onof
ten
all a
t the
sam
e tim
e. I
t is
a ch
alle
nge
to p
aren
ts a
nd c
omm
uniti
es to
ass
ist y
outh
as th
ey b
egin
the
tran
sitio
n to
adu
lthoo
d. D
urin
g th
isst
age,
chi
ldre
n be
com
e le
ss in
sula
ted
by th
eir
fam
ilies
and
mor
e vu
lner
able
to th
e so
cial
and
eco
nom
icdi
men
sion
s of
thei
r co
mm
uniti
es.
You
ng A
dole
scen
ts (
Sec
tion
One
)
Thi
s ye
ar's
ann
ual M
ichi
gan
data
boo
k fe
atur
esav
aila
ble
data
abo
ut M
ichi
gan'
s yo
ung
adol
esce
nts,
ages
10-
14. I
n th
e fi
rst s
ectio
n th
ese
indi
cato
rs a
rere
view
ed, a
nd c
ount
y da
ta o
n se
vera
l ind
icat
ors
are
also
incl
uded
in e
ach
coun
ty p
rofi
le.'
Ava
ilabl
e in
dica
tors
,m
ostly
abo
ut r
isk
fact
ors,
nec
essa
rily
sha
pe th
edi
scus
sion
; the
pur
pose
is to
pre
sent
the
curr
ent
mea
sure
s to
ass
ess
the
wel
l-be
ing
of th
is a
ge g
roup
.In
dica
tors
are
gro
uped
for
dis
cuss
ion
into
thre
e ar
eas:
com
mun
ity, h
ealth
and
edu
catio
n.
Rat
her
than
tryi
ng to
"fi
x" p
robl
ems
of r
isk,
man
yco
mm
uniti
es in
the
stat
e ha
ve a
dopt
ed a
pro
activ
eap
proa
ch to
you
th d
evel
opm
ent w
ith a
foc
us o
nbu
ildin
g "a
sset
s" in
you
th, t
heir
fam
ilies
and
com
mun
ities
. For
com
mun
ities
, thi
s st
rate
gy in
volv
escr
eatin
g op
port
uniti
es f
or y
outh
to h
ave
cari
ngre
latio
nshi
ps w
ith a
dults
and
par
ticip
ate
in e
ngag
ing
and
mea
ning
ful a
ctiv
ities
that
bui
ld s
kills
and
a s
ense
of c
ompe
tenc
y. R
esea
rch
has
show
n th
at y
oung
peo
ple
with
suc
h "a
sset
s" a
re m
ore
likel
y to
mak
e a
succ
essf
ultr
ansi
tion
to a
dulth
ood.
Thi
s as
set s
trat
egy
is e
choe
d on
eac
h co
unty
's p
rofi
lepa
ges,
whi
ch f
eatu
re w
ays
indi
vidu
als
and
com
mun
ities
can
part
icip
ate
in th
is p
roce
ss. T
he s
tate
pro
file
high
light
s th
e im
port
ance
of
stay
ing
info
rmed
as
J8
KID
S C
OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
N19
99 D
AT
A B
OO
K
citiz
ens
abou
t the
pro
gres
s on
the
com
mon
age
nda
toim
prov
e th
e w
ell-
bein
g of
chi
ldre
n an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
.Y
outh
at h
ighe
st r
isk
are
the
leas
t lik
ely
to h
ave
acce
ssto
ass
et-b
uild
ing
oppo
rtun
ities
. As
indi
vidu
al m
embe
rsof
loca
l, st
ate
and
natio
nal c
omm
uniti
es, s
tate
res
iden
tsca
n ad
voca
te f
or s
trat
egie
s to
red
uce
risk
s at
tach
ed to
livin
g in
pov
erty
and
dro
ppin
g ou
t of
high
sch
ool a
ndin
crea
se th
e as
sets
of
all y
outh
by
impr
ovin
g ac
cess
toqu
ality
hea
lth c
are,
ade
quat
e ho
usin
g, a
fter
-sch
ool
prog
ram
s an
d de
velo
pmen
tally
app
ropr
iate
mid
dle
grad
es e
duca
tion.
Ove
rvie
w o
f the
Boo
k(S
ectio
ns T
wo
thro
ugh
Fiv
e)
As
in p
revi
ous
book
s, th
is y
ear's
rep
ort i
nclu
des
asu
mm
ary
of th
e la
test
chi
ld w
ell-
bein
g st
ate
tren
dsac
ross
the
key
tren
d in
dica
tors
gro
uped
in th
e fi
vedo
mai
ns o
f ch
ild w
ell-
bein
g: e
cono
mic
sec
urity
, chi
ldhe
alth
, chi
ld s
afet
y, e
duca
tion
and
adol
esce
nce.
Thi
ssu
mm
ary,
a s
tate
map
with
the
late
st c
ount
y ch
ildpo
vert
y es
timat
es a
nd th
e da
ily o
utco
mes
for
the
stat
e's
child
ren
("E
very
Day
in M
ichi
gan"
) co
mpr
ise
the
seco
nd s
ectio
n.
The
thir
d se
ctio
n pr
esen
ts a
rev
iew
of
the
back
grou
ndin
dica
tors
, suc
h as
pop
ulat
ion
and
child
car
e. A
lso
incl
uded
is a
sum
mar
y of
the
curr
ent s
tatu
s of
imm
uniz
atio
n ra
tes
for
the
stat
e an
d re
gion
s. S
ince
this
info
rmat
ion
was
ava
ilabl
e fo
r on
ly a
few
larg
e co
untie
s,it
was
not
pre
sent
ed in
the
coun
ty p
rofi
les
The
fou
rth
sect
ion
prov
ides
ana
lysi
s of
eac
h tr
end
indi
cato
r. T
hey
are
disc
usse
d in
the
orde
r pr
esen
ted
onth
e tr
end
char
t in
the
coun
ty p
rofi
les.
The
fif
th s
ectio
nco
ntai
ns th
e tw
o-pa
ge s
tate
and
cou
nty
prof
iles.
For
deta
iled
info
rmat
ion
abou
t the
sou
rce
of th
e nu
mbe
rs,
read
ers
may
rev
iew
the
Dat
a N
otes
and
Sou
rces
at t
heen
d of
the
book
.
Whi
le in
dica
tors
are
arr
ange
d in
the
vari
ous
dom
ains
of
child
wel
l-be
ing,
suc
h an
arr
ange
men
t doe
s no
till
ustr
ate
the
sign
ific
ant c
onne
ctio
n am
ong
man
y of
thes
e ou
tcom
es. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
dept
h an
d le
ngth
of
fam
ily a
nd c
hild
pov
erty
sig
nifi
cant
ly a
ffec
ts th
elik
elih
ood
of lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
s, c
hild
dea
ths,
child
neg
lect
, arr
ests
, and
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s. S
ome
mea
sure
s co
uld
also
be
liste
d in
oth
er c
ateg
orie
s; f
orex
ampl
e, h
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
ut c
ould
be
grou
ped
unde
red
ucat
ion
rath
er th
an a
dole
scen
ce.
Rea
ders
are
cau
tione
d th
at s
ome
mea
sure
s m
ay b
edi
ffic
ult t
o in
terp
ret,
but t
hey
prov
ide
citiz
ens,
advo
cate
s, a
nd d
ecis
ion
mak
ers
tren
d in
form
atio
n th
atth
ey c
an c
ompa
re to
oth
er m
easu
res
and
loca
litie
s. F
orex
ampl
e, th
e nu
mbe
rs a
nd r
ates
of
child
ren
serv
ed b
yth
e ch
ild p
rote
ctiv
e se
rvic
es s
yste
m, a
rres
ted,
or
part
icip
atin
g in
spe
cial
edu
catio
n m
ay n
ot a
ccur
atel
yre
flec
t the
.leve
l of
the
unde
rlyi
ng p
robl
em in
the
stat
eor
a p
artic
ular
cou
nty.
Cha
nges
in th
ese
indi
cato
rs m
ayha
ve m
ore
to d
o w
ith a
ltera
tions
in f
undi
ng o
r po
licie
sth
an s
hift
s in
the
actu
al p
opul
atio
n at
ris
k.
1.T
he n
umbe
rs o
f in
cide
nces
and
not
the
rate
s ar
e pr
esen
ted
in th
eco
unty
pro
file
s si
nce
inci
denc
es f
or m
ost c
ount
ies
on th
ese
indi
cato
rs w
ere
belo
w th
e le
vel f
or a
sta
tistic
ally
rel
iabl
e ra
te.
197
-
You
nA
dole
scen
tsC
omm
unity
Com
mun
ities
hav
e a
criti
cal r
ole
to p
lay
in th
e w
ell-
bein
g of
thei
r yo
ung
adol
esce
nts.
One
of
the
mos
tst
riki
ng f
indi
ngs
of a
rec
ent s
urve
y of
Mic
higa
n m
iddl
egr
ader
s re
veal
ed th
at a
lmos
t hal
f of
them
spe
nd th
ree
orm
ore
days
alo
ne a
t hom
e af
ter
scho
ol o
n a
regu
lar
basi
s.' E
ven
mor
e cr
itica
lly, r
ecen
t ana
lysi
s ha
s sh
own
that
thos
e M
ichi
gan
mid
dle-
grad
ers
who
spe
nd th
ree
hour
s or
mor
e ho
me
alon
e on
a r
egul
ar b
asis
hav
esi
gnif
ican
tly h
ighe
r le
vels
of
depr
essi
on a
nd b
ehav
ior
prob
lem
s th
an th
ose
hom
e al
one
regu
larl
y fo
r le
ss th
anth
ree
hour
s.' (
The
se o
utco
mes
occ
urre
d in
depe
nden
t of
fam
ily in
com
e le
vel.)
The
per
cent
age
of M
ichi
gan
mid
dle-
grad
ers
hom
e al
one
for
thre
e or
mor
e ho
urs
ona
regu
lar
basi
s in
crea
ses
from
22
to 4
2 pe
rcen
t bet
wee
nsi
xth
and
eigh
th g
rade
.'
Res
earc
h ha
s al
so d
emon
stra
ted
that
bei
ngun
supe
rvis
ed a
fter
sch
ool d
oubl
es th
e ri
sk th
at y
outh
will
sm
oke,
dri
nk o
r ab
use
drug
s.' A
rres
ts f
or v
iole
ntcr
imes
and
oth
er m
isbe
havi
or a
lso
peak
dur
ing
afte
rsch
ool h
ours
bef
ore
6 p.
m. C
onve
rsel
y, m
eani
ngfu
lpa
rtic
ipat
ion
in g
roup
act
iviti
es o
utsi
de s
choo
l hou
rsno
t onl
y oc
cupi
es y
outh
dur
ing
thes
e ho
urs,
it c
anpr
ovid
e po
sitiv
e in
tera
ctio
n an
d re
latio
nshi
ps w
ithpe
ers
and
adul
t men
tors
. Ava
ilabl
e da
ta s
ugge
st th
at a
maj
ority
of
Mic
higa
n yo
uth
do n
ot e
njoy
man
y po
sitiv
ebo
nds
to th
eir
com
mun
ity, s
uch
as s
uppo
rt f
rom
thre
eor
mor
e no
n-pa
rent
adu
lts o
r a
perc
eptio
n of
bei
ngva
lued
com
mun
ity m
embe
rs. C
omm
unity
mem
bers
have
a r
ole
to p
lay
in a
ll fo
ur y
outh
dev
elop
men
t ass
etar
eas
outli
ned
by th
e Se
arch
Ins
titut
e: 1
) su
ppor
t;2)
em
pow
erm
ent;
3) a
rtic
ulat
ion
of b
ound
arie
s an
dex
pect
atio
ns; a
nd 4
) co
nstr
uctiv
e us
e of
tim
e.5
8S
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TIO
N I.
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OU
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ICH
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rt 1
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ve c
onne
ctio
ns to
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mun
ityde
clin
e on
sev
eral
mea
sure
s be
twee
n7t
h an
d 9t
h gr
ade
for
yout
h in
a ty
pica
lM
ichi
gan
com
mun
ity.
Ser
vii
to o
the
You
th s
eeas
res
ourc
e
Com
mun
iva
lues
you
Can
nne
ighb
or
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er a
dure
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nshi
p
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ents
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e: O
ther
adu
lt re
latio
nshi
ps in
volv
e ad
ults
oth
er th
an p
aren
ts.
Sou
rce:
Sea
rch
Inst
itute
, 199
7
Whi
le lo
cal c
omm
unity
atti
tude
s an
d po
licie
s cl
earl
ysh
ape
such
inst
itutio
ns a
s sc
hool
s, th
ey a
lso
affe
ctth
e w
ay y
outh
are
trea
ted
by lo
cal l
aw e
nfor
cem
ent
and
the
cour
ts. L
ocal
off
icer
s ex
erci
se m
eani
ngfu
ldi
scre
tion
in a
rres
t pol
icie
s. O
f th
e ro
ughl
y 6,
400
inde
x cr
ime
arre
sts
of M
ichi
gan
youn
g ad
oles
cent
s,ag
es 1
0-14
, in
1997
, mos
t inv
olve
d th
eft.'
Tw
o-th
irds
of th
ese
arre
sts
wer
e cl
assi
fied
as
larc
eny,
usu
ally
shop
liftin
g, a
nd th
e ne
xt la
rges
t sha
re (
14%
) w
ere
burg
lary
.
In s
ome
com
mun
ities
you
th a
re m
ore
likel
y to
be
dive
rted
into
a r
emed
iatio
n pr
ogra
m f
or m
inor
thef
tth
an f
orm
ally
arr
este
d. C
once
rns
abou
t vio
lenc
e an
d an
incr
ease
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
off
icer
s m
ay le
ad to
arr
ests
for
beha
vior
that
wou
ld h
ave
occa
sion
ed a
rep
rim
and
orw
arni
ng in
an
earl
ier
era.
Res
pond
ing
to p
robl
embe
havi
ors
at a
n ea
rly
stag
e is
als
o vi
ewed
as
one
aspe
ctof
com
mun
ity r
espo
nsib
ility
in s
ettin
g cl
ear
boun
dari
esfo
r ac
cept
able
beh
avio
r. C
omm
uniti
es d
iffe
r in
def
inin
gth
e ap
prop
riat
e re
spon
se.
1.S
tart
ing
Aga
in in
the
Mid
dle.
The
Mid
dle
Star
t Ini
tiativ
e.L
ansi
ng, M
ichi
gan:
Mic
higa
n L
eagu
e fo
r H
uman
Ser
vice
s.un
date
d. p
. 9.
2.St
eve
Mer
ton,
"T
he E
ffec
ts o
f L
atch
key
Stat
us o
n M
iddl
e-G
rade
s St
uden
ts."
The
Cen
ter
for
Prev
entio
n R
esea
rch
and
Dev
elop
men
t, U
nive
rsity
of
Illin
ois.
(19
98)
3.Ib
id.
4.J.
S. R
icha
rdso
n et
al."
Subs
tanc
e U
se A
mon
g E
ight
h G
rade
Stud
ents
Who
Tak
e C
are
of T
hem
selv
es A
fter
Sch
ool "
Ped
iatr
ics
(Sep
t 198
9),
vol.
84, n
o. 3
pp.
556
-565
.5.
The
Sea
rch
Inst
itute
has
con
stru
cted
one
of
the
mor
e w
idel
yus
ed m
etho
ds f
or a
sses
smen
t and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
ass
et-
build
ing
in y
outh
, the
ir f
amili
es a
nd c
omm
uniti
es a
s a
stra
tegy
for
posi
tive
yout
h de
velo
pmen
t.6.
The
se c
ount
s re
pres
ent a
rres
ts, n
ot y
outh
. A y
outh
cou
ld b
ear
rest
ed m
ore
than
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e in
a g
iven
yea
r.
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rt 1
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wo
of th
ree
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x cr
ime
arre
sts
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ichi
gan
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ges
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ass
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appr
oach
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nges
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way
age
ncie
s an
dco
mm
uniti
es th
ink
abou
tim
prov
ing
outc
omes
for
chi
ldre
nan
d fa
mili
es. I
t shi
fts
the
focu
s
from
"so
lvin
g" y
outh
and
neig
hbor
hood
pro
blem
s to
mob
ilizi
ng in
divi
dual
s an
dco
mm
uniti
es to
cre
ate
and
supp
ort p
rogr
ams
and
actio
n fo
r po
sitiv
e yo
uth
deve
l-
opm
ent.
A n
umbe
r of
orga
niza
tions
and
initi
ativ
es h
ave
been
dev
elop
ed to
acc
ompl
ish
the
follo
win
g:
To
prom
ote
volu
ntee
rism
on
beha
lf o
f ch
ildre
n
Am
eric
a's
Prom
ise
is a
nat
iona
lini
tiativ
e ch
aire
d by
retir
ed G
ener
al C
olin
Pow
ell.
The
Alli
ance
for
You
th is
the
orga
niza
tion
form
ed to
follo
w u
p on
the
com
mit-
men
ts m
ade
at th
ePr
esid
ents
' Sum
mit
for
Am
eric
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Futu
re.'
(http
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eric
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higa
n's
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ise
prov
ides
enco
urag
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t and
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce
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e st
ate'
s20
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omm
uniti
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r
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bes
of P
rom
ise.
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he"p
rom
ise"
initi
ativ
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ilize
com
mun
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to p
rovi
deth
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llow
ing
five
reso
urce
s to
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eric
a's
child
ren
and
yout
h:
ongo
ing
rela
tions
hips
with
cari
ng a
dults
safe
pla
ces
and
stru
ctur
edac
tiviti
es d
urin
g no
nsch
ool
hour
s
a he
alth
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art f
or a
heal
thy
futu
re
mar
keta
ble
skill
s th
roug
hef
fect
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educ
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oppo
rtun
ities
to s
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ilize
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ities
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h de
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pmen
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ch I
nstit
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to m
obili
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omm
itmen
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act
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Bas
ed o
n th
e
wor
k of
Drs
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avid
Haw
kins
and
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hard
F.
Cat
alan
o, r
esea
rche
rs f
rom
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f W
ash-
ingt
on, t
he p
roce
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clud
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tify
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med
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ps in
res
ourc
esto
red
uce
risk
and
prom
ote
prot
ectiv
efa
ctor
s to
nur
ture
you
th.
(Soc
ial D
evel
opm
ent R
esea
rch
Gro
up, U
nive
rsity
of
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tice
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ichi
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mily
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pend
ence
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ghly
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ichi
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mun
ities
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act
ivel
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volv
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lop
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mun
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tchm
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wel
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stan
ce to
nega
tive
peer
pre
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latio
nshi
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ills.
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obje
ctiv
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ave
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cor
rela
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iden
tifie
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rch
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itute
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reac
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rtne
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ps a
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higa
n St
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vers
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rovi
des
trai
ning
and
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nica
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nce
in tr
ansl
atin
g Se
arch
Ins
titut
ere
port
s in
to c
omm
unity
actio
n. S
taff
are
cur
rent
lyw
orki
ng in
tens
ivel
y w
ith
thre
e M
ichi
gan
com
mun
ities
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e in
form
atio
n,ca
ll L
uann
e B
eaud
ry
800/
968-
4968
.
Ref
eren
ces
Res
ilien
cy in
Act
ion
(new
slet
ter)
P.O
. Box
684
,
Gor
ham
, ME
040
38. F
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
call
Bon
nie
Ber
nard
at 8
00/4
40-5
171.
Res
ilien
cy in
Sch
ools
: Mak
ing
It H
appe
n fo
r St
uden
ts
and
Edu
cato
rs b
y N
anH
ende
rson
and
Mik
e M
.
Mils
tein
. Tho
usan
d O
aks,
CA
:C
orw
in P
ress
, 199
6.
1.T
he P
resi
dent
s' S
umm
it fo
rAm
eric
a's
Futu
re, w
hich
was
hel
din
Phila
delp
hia
in A
pril
1997
, was
cal
led
by a
ll liv
ing
pres
iden
ts.
2.T
he s
tate
pro
gram
, lau
nche
din
Oct
ober
199
7, is
coo
rdin
ated
by
Mar
y G
rill
at th
e M
ichi
gan
Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ce C
omm
issi
on.
(tel
. 517
/335
-429
5 or
grill
m@
stat
e.m
i.us)
3.Se
arch
Ins
titut
e of
Min
neap
olis
,Min
neso
ta, i
s no
w a
n
inde
pend
ent n
onpr
ofit
rese
arch
orga
niza
tion
whi
ch b
egan
with
a sm
all g
roup
of
Lut
hera
nyo
uth
dire
ctor
s.
4.O
vera
ll ro
ughl
y 10
0 M
ichi
gan
scho
ol d
istr
icts
rep
ort h
avin
g
cond
ucte
d so
me
form
of
"ass
ets"
asse
ssm
ent.
SE
CT
ION
I. Y
OU
NG
AD
OLE
SC
EN
TS
, AG
ES
1 0
-1 4
9
2(1
-
You
ngA
dole
scen
tsH
ealth
The
hea
lth o
f yo
ung
adol
esce
nts,
age
s 10
-14,
isaf
fect
ed b
y a
num
ber
of f
acto
rs, i
nclu
ding
per
sona
lbe
havi
ors,
soc
ial r
elat
ions
hips
, the
ir p
hysi
cal
envi
ronm
ent,
econ
omic
sta
tus
and
acce
ss to
med
ical
care
. The
eco
nom
ic s
tatu
s of
a f
amily
dir
ectly
infl
uenc
es m
any
dim
ensi
ons
in th
e ch
ild's
phy
sica
l and
soci
al e
nvir
onm
ent,
as w
ell a
s ac
cess
to s
ervi
ces,
suc
has
med
ical
car
e an
d af
ters
choo
l pro
gram
s.
Seve
ral a
vaila
ble
outc
omes
pro
vide
som
e in
sigh
t int
oth
e ov
eral
l hea
lth a
nd w
ell-
bein
g of
this
age
gro
up: t
henu
mbe
r of
sub
stan
tiate
d vi
ctim
s of
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct;
the
inci
denc
e of
pre
gnan
cy a
nd b
irth
s; p
reva
lenc
e of
toba
cco
use;
the
leve
ls o
f tr
eatm
ent f
or s
ubst
ance
abus
e; a
nd th
e ca
uses
of
deat
h.
Vic
tims
of A
buse
or
Neg
lect
Dat
a on
the
num
ber
of c
onfi
rmed
vic
tims
of c
hild
abus
e an
d ne
glec
t pro
vide
som
e in
dica
tion
of th
enu
mbe
r of
chi
ldre
n w
hose
phy
sica
l, em
otio
nal a
ndso
cial
wel
l-be
ing
has
been
sub
stan
tially
com
prom
ised
.A
lthou
gh y
oung
chi
ldre
n, p
artic
ular
ly in
fant
s, a
re a
t the
high
est r
isk
of a
buse
or
negl
ect,
roug
hly
5,00
0 yo
ung
adol
esce
nts,
age
s 10
-14,
wer
e co
nfir
med
vic
tims
ofab
use
or n
egle
ct in
Fis
cal Y
ear
1997
) A
mon
gco
nfir
med
vic
tims,
gir
ls a
nd b
oys
wer
e at
abo
ut e
qual
risk
of
bein
g vi
ctim
ized
.
In th
e br
oad
cate
gori
es o
f ab
use
and
negl
ect,
the
num
ber
of v
ictim
s ge
nera
lly d
eclin
ed s
light
ly a
syo
ung
adol
esce
nts
got o
lder
with
the
num
bers
of
four
teen
-ye
ar-o
ld v
ictim
s (1
,020
) lo
wer
than
thos
e te
n-ye
ars-
old
(1,1
04 )
2 Pa
ttern
s di
ffer
by
gend
er: c
onfi
rmed
abu
se o
fgi
rls
incr
ease
s w
ith a
ge. T
he n
umbe
r of
con
firm
ed
10 S
EC
TIO
N I.
YO
UN
G A
DO
LES
CE
NT
S, A
GE
S 1
0-14
9A
KID
S C
OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
N19
99 D
AT
A B
OO
K
fem
ale
vict
ims
rose
ste
adily
at e
ach
age
leve
l, w
ithfo
urte
en-y
ear-
old
girl
s at
hig
hest
ris
k. T
he n
umbe
rs o
fgi
rls
who
are
con
firm
ed v
ictim
s of
abu
se a
s fo
urte
en-
year
-old
s is
alm
ost a
s hi
gh o
r hi
gher
as
yout
hco
nfir
med
as
vict
ims
of n
egle
ct.
Cha
rt 1
.3 In
cide
nce
of a
buse
incr
ease
d fo
rM
ichi
gan
girls
ove
r ea
rly te
enye
ars.
350
300
250
200
150
100
50 0
10 y
rs 0
11 y
rs12
yrs
Efil
l3 y
rs 0
14 y
rs
Abu
seof
Boy
Abu
seof
Girl
Neg
lect
of B
oyN
egle
ctof
Girl
Sour
ce: M
ichi
gan
Fam
ily I
ndep
ende
nce
Age
ncy,
Rep
ort P
S-3I
C,
FY 1
997.
Not
e:T
he r
elat
ivel
y sm
all n
umbe
rs o
f vi
ctim
s su
bsta
ntia
ted
for
both
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct a
re n
ot in
clud
ed o
n th
is c
hart
. Suc
hvi
ctim
s re
pres
ent r
ough
ly 6
per
cent
of
the
tota
l.
Birt
h an
d P
regn
ancy
Rat
es
The
inci
denc
e of
pre
gnan
cy a
nd b
irth
am
ong
girl
s,ag
es10
-14,
is a
mat
ter
of g
rave
con
cern
bec
ause
thes
ech
ildre
n ar
e no
t dev
elop
men
tally
rea
dy f
or p
regn
ancy
and
pare
ntho
od. T
he y
oung
er th
e ad
oles
cent
is a
t tim
eof
fir
st b
irth
, the
gre
ater
the
likel
ihoo
d of
a r
epea
t bir
thbe
fore
age
20.
Tre
nds
in p
regn
ancy
and
bir
ths
amon
g M
ichi
gan'
sgi
rls,
age
s 10
-14,
hav
e im
prov
ed in
the
1990
s. I
n 19
97th
ese
girl
s w
ere
23 p
erce
nt le
ss li
kely
to g
ive
birt
h th
anin
198
6, a
nd 4
5 pe
rcen
t les
s lik
ely
to b
ecom
e pr
egna
nt.
In 1
986
roug
hly
thre
e of
eve
ry 1
,000
gir
ls, a
ges
10-1
4,be
cam
e pr
egna
nt c
ompa
red
to f
ewer
than
one
per
1,0
00in
199
7.
Cha
rt1.
4 T
he p
regn
ancy
rat
e fo
r M
ichi
gan'
sgi
rls, a
ges
10-1
4, d
ropp
ped
by 4
5pe
rcen
tbe
twee
n 19
86 a
nd 1
997.
35 3 2.5
2 1 .5
0.5
0
Pre
gnan
cy R
ate
-0-
Birt
h R
ate
Sour
ce: D
ivis
ion
for
Vita
l Rec
ords
and
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics,
Mic
higa
nD
epar
tmen
t of
Com
mun
ity H
ealth
.
Tob
acco
Use
, Sub
stan
ce A
buse
and
Tre
atm
ent
Tob
acco
use
incr
ease
s st
eadi
ly d
urin
g th
e m
iddl
e gr
ade
year
s, a
nd m
ost o
f th
e st
ate'
s hi
gh s
choo
l sm
oker
sre
port
hav
ing
star
ted
to s
mok
e at
age
13.
A s
izea
ble
shar
e of
Mic
higa
n ei
ghth
gra
ders
(17
%)
smok
e m
ore
than
a p
ack
a m
onth
.'
25
-
Mic
higa
n yo
uth
repo
rt u
se o
f al
coho
l and
mar
ijuan
a at
roug
hly
the
sam
e ra
tes
as n
atio
nal a
vera
ges.
4Whe
nsu
rvey
ed, r
ough
ly o
ne o
f ev
ery
four
Mic
higa
n ni
nth
grad
ers
repo
rted
bin
ge d
rink
ing
with
in th
e la
st 3
0 da
ys,
and
one
of e
very
thre
e re
port
ed u
sing
mar
ijuan
a w
ithin
the
last
30
days
.' O
ne in
eig
ht M
ichi
gan
high
sch
ool
stud
ents
rep
orte
d tr
ying
mar
ijuan
a fo
r th
e fi
rst t
ime
befo
re th
e ag
e of
13,
and
43
perc
ent o
f ni
nth
grad
ers
had
thei
r fi
rst f
ull d
rink
of
alco
hol b
efor
e ag
e 13
.6
Cha
rt 1
.5 C
igar
ette
use
incr
ease
s ov
er th
e m
iddl
egr
ades
in M
ichi
gan.
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5% 0%
1111
1°11
Per
Mon
th
0Mor
e th
an o
ne p
ack
rilLe
ss th
an o
ne p
ack
4%20
%
5th
6th
7th
8th
Sou
rce:
Cen
ter
for
Pre
vent
ion
Res
earc
h an
d D
evel
opm
ent,
Uni
vers
ity o
f Illi
nois
.
9th
Des
pite
thes
e ea
rly
ages
on
initi
atio
n, o
nly
a sm
all
num
ber
of y
oung
ado
lesc
ents
may
be
rece
ivin
gtr
eatm
ent t
hrou
gh p
ublic
clin
ics.
(N
o da
ta a
re a
vaila
ble
for
yout
h re
ceiv
ing
trea
tmen
t thr
ough
pri
vate
insu
r-an
ce.)
In
Fisc
al Y
ear
1996
-97,
just
und
er 1
,000
of
the
stat
e's
yout
h, a
ges
0-14
, rec
eive
d su
bsta
nce
abus
etr
eatm
ent a
t pub
lic c
linic
sa 4
4 pe
rcen
t dec
line
inyo
uth
rece
ivin
g se
rvic
es w
hen
com
pare
d to
FY
199
3.
26
KID
S C
OU
NT
IN M
ICH
IGA
N19
99 D
AT
A B
OO
K
Ove
r th
at s
ame
peri
od n
atio
nal d
ata
sugg
est r
isin
gsu
bsta
nce
use
amon
g th
ese
yout
h w
ith a
ste
ady
incr
ease
in b
inge
dri
nkin
g (1
3.5
to 1
4.5%
) an
d da
ily u
se o
fm
ariju
ana
(.4
to 1
.1%
) am
ong
eigh
th g
rade
rs.'
Cha
rt 1
.6 T
he n
umbe
r of
Mic
higa
n yo
uth,
ages
0-1
4, tr
eate
d in
pub
lic fa
cilit
ies
for
subs
tanc
e ab
use
drop
ped
by 4
4 pe
rcen
tbe
twee
n F
Y 1
993
and
FY
199
7.
1200
1000 800
600
400
200
111
Age
s 0-
120
Age
s 13
-14
FY
1993