State Spending For Children’s Services Increases Nearly 90 Percent Since 1998

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News State spending for children's services increased nearly 90 percent, to $3.7 billion, since 1998. Child development and family support program spending for infants and toddlers more than doubled from $108 to $226 million during the same period. These data were released by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) in a report entitled, Map and Track, State Initiatives for Young Children and Families 2000 Edition. While overall spending in most categories increased, system design and spending patterns at the state level were highly variable. The . . .