Children - Research and Data from KFF

Teens, Drugs, and Overdose: Contrasting Pre-Pandemic and Current Trends

Oct 15, 2024

Issue Brief

This brief analyzes the latest CDC data on adolescent overdose deaths, finding that from 2022 to 2023, there was a small reduction in overdose fatalities among adolescents (from 721 to 708 deaths). Additionally, the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, has largely driven the increase in adolescent drug fatalities since the pandemic began, accounting for 76% of these fatalities in 2023. This analysis also explores federal and state policy responses to the drug crisis, such as requirements to stock naloxone in schools, accountability for social media companies, and national prevention education efforts.

Top 5 Things to Know about Women and Medicaid Ahead of the Election

Oct 2, 2024

Policy Watch

Changes related to Medicaid could have major consequences for health coverage of women with low incomes as well as pregnancy, postpartum and other reproductive health care for women. Here are the top five things to know about women and Medicaid ahead of the election.

As Medicaid Unwinding Concludes in Most States, KFF Finds 25 Million Lost Medicaid Coverage but Enrollment is 10 Million Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels

Sep 18, 2024

News Release

Over 25 million people were disenrolled from Medicaid and over 56 million had their coverage renewed, according to KFF’s analysis of the outcomes of the Medicaid unwinding, which nearly all states have now completed.

An Examination of Medicaid Renewal Outcomes and Enrollment Changes at the End of the Unwinding

Sep 18, 2024

Issue Brief

Using data from the KFF Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker, this analysis reports data on unwinding renewal outcomes through June 2024 and examines Medicaid enrollment changes from February 2020 through May 2024, the most recent federal enrollment data available, nationally and across states.

New Data Show Children are Experiencing Increases in Poverty and Uninsurance

Sep 16, 2024

Quick Take

New poverty data show the supplemental poverty rate for children remains more than double what it was in 2021.

Vaccine Misinformation Spreads as Children Head Back to School — The Monitor

Sep 12, 2024

Feature

This edition highlights vaccine hesitancy and misinformation around MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccines as children return to school and measles cases resurge in parts of the U.S. It also examines emerging narratives around COVID-19 vaccine misinformation following the FDA approval of COVID-19 boosters and false claims linking mpox to the vaccines.

What Do the New Census Data Say About the Uninsured in 2023?

Sep 10, 2024

Quick Take

What do new Census Bureau data say about the uninsured? The uninsured rate remained at a near historic low of 8.0 % in 2023, per the Current Population Survey.

A Look at State Efforts to Ban Cellphones in Schools and Implications for Youth Mental Health

Sep 5, 2024

Issue Brief

Education leaders and policymakers are turning to cellphone bans in schools to help address youth mental health concerns and improve learning, an idea that has largely received bipartisan support. Cellphone ban legislation has had a resurgence following advisories from the U.S. Surgeon General on youth mental health and the impacts of social media. Research on the effectiveness of these bans, however, is limited, and challenges with implementation and enforcement remain.

Well-being of Children and Parents: Highlights from the KFF Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health

Aug 1, 2024

Poll Finding

Amid growing concerns about the mental health of children, about one in ten parents say their children are in fair or poor mental health. Rates of mental health treatment and access for children vary by factors such as race and ethnicity, as do experiences with unfair treatment or discrimination.

Addressing Youth Mental Health with Social and Emotional Learning in Schools

Jul 31, 2024

Policy Watch

Schools can play a role in promoting mental health and connecting youth to treatment. One approach that many schools have implemented is social and emotional learning, which teaches skills such as emotional management, resilience, and relationship building. This policy watch discusses how common these programs are in schools, how they are integrated, and what supporters and critics say about social and emotional learning.

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