By Becky Budds NEWS 19 WLTX COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Monday, school resource officers from the Richland County Sheriff's Department learned better ways to handle students experiencing mental health crises. According to the CDC, nearly one in five children are living with...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twelve percent of children in South Carolina have reported experiencing depression or anxiety in 2020, a 55% increase from 2016, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book. The 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey...
Soundbites Services Children in South Carolina are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression, according to the 2020 Kids Count Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report found mental health is a concern across the country, as...
South Carolina’s ranking of No. 41 overall in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book on child and family well-being doesn’t come as a shock to state leaders. But the numbers serve as a jarring reminder of the need to take concrete action that can...
By Chris Spiker WBTW News 13 View WBTW.com story and video COLUMBIA – As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available, there’s concern it alone may not heal some things the pandemic has hurt for children. Like everyone, the pandemic has changed the lives of...
By Caitlin Harrington Greenville News  Whether it’s childcare issues, distance learning or unemployment, a new study shows nearly half of the state’s households with children are struggling in some way due to COVID-19.  South Carolina topped the nationwide average...
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – South Carolina families with children struggle during the pandemic with health care, housing, mental health and food insecurity, according to Kids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond, a 50-state report...
By Dionne Gleaton, The Times and Democrat ORANGEBURG – While some conditions are improving for children in The T&D Region, many are still born with low birth weights and live in poor areas, a new Kids Count study shows. Considering a broad range of issues...
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent. Fewer than 70 miles away from each other, York and Marlboro counties represent the spectrum of outcomes for children in the Palmetto State. Advocates say the disparities between a suburban county like York and a rural one...
Children's Trust CEO Sue Williams had this editorial published June 28 in The State. It explains how child advocates must keep working hard to implement proven prevention programs in order to continue the progress South Carolina has made in recent years in the KIDS...