Child Well-Being: Key Considerations For Policymakers, Including The Need For A Federal Cross-Agency Priority Goal

On November 7, 2017, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released this report on key considerations for policymakers regarding child well-being, including the need for a federal cross-agency priority (CAP) goal. For this report, GAO reviewed published federal data on select child well-being indicators, and interviewed federal officials and officials from 18 organizations that conduct research on children and family issues. GAO found that federal data showed that child well-being has improved in some areas but not in others, and that children with certain characteristics have fared worse than others. GAO recommended that a coordinated . . .