NCJ Number
209808
Date Published
2005
Length
96 pages
Annotation
This report presents 2004 data on indicators of children's well-being in Montgomery County, MD.
Abstract
Data are presented on indicators related to the following positive outcomes for children and their families: healthy children; young children ready for school; success for every student; young people prepared for the workplace; young people making smart choices; stable and economically secure families; children safe in their home, school, and community; and communities that support family life. Data on 30 key indicators are presented to show how the county's children fare in relation to these 8 positive outcomes. For each indicator, the report explains how it is calculated; how it is related to the positive outcome it measures; trends in the county, statewide, and nationally for the indicator; data sources; and references. Regarding children being safe in their home, school, and community, data are provided for the indicators of child abuse and neglect, juvenile violent deaths, child victimization, juvenile offenses, and Department of Juvenile Services' intakes. Juvenile offenses, as measured by police arrest and citations, have decreased for violent crimes; however, nonviolent, serious offenses, primarily theft, have increased. In part due to local diversion programs within the Montgomery County Police Department, the rate of intakes by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services has decreased. Substance use is one of the indicators related to the outcome "young people making smart choices." Data indicate there has been a continuing decline in substance use by youth. Still, 25.3 percent of high school seniors in the county and 18.5 percent of 10th graders reported binge drinking at least once in the last 30 days at the time of a 2002 survey. Appended resource Web sites and initiatives for fiscal year 2004 for children and their families