How COVID-19 affected children in this year's Kids Count Factbook
PROVIDENCE — From housing to mental health, COVID-19 has hurt Rhode Island’s youngest and most vulnerable population.
In some cases, when numbers appear to be trending in a positive direction, it’s because families weren’t getting the services they sorely need.
These were among the compendium of data on the health of children in Rhode Island, compiled every spring by Rhode Island’s Kids Count, a nonprofit child advocacy that belongs to a national network.
The Kids Count 27th Factbook will be released Monday at the annual breakfast, from 9- 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. The 2021 factbook charts improvements and declines in the well-being of Rhode Island’s 203,575 children.