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Who are the children?

Choctaw Nation Head Start. Who are the children?. Prepared by the Community Service Council July 2011. To tell the Story…. Demographic Trends Economics and Employment Child Indicators. Demographics. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS.

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Who are the children?

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  1. Choctaw Nation Head Start Who are the children? Prepared by the Community Service Council July 2011

  2. To tell the Story… • Demographic Trends • Economics and Employment • Child Indicators Demographics

  3. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS

  4. Population change--migration to suburban areas of Tulsa and Oklahoma City MSA with an overall decrease in new births Age--aging population Race and ethnicity--more culturally diverse Living arrangements--transitional for family living arrangement Demographic Trends Demographics

  5. Demographics Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

  6. Demographics Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

  7. Economics and Employment

  8. Emergence of new persistent poor in late 1960's and early 1970's Massive loss of low skill/high pay jobs Sharp rise in working poor Decline in young male workers' wages Increase in female headed families Impact of substance abuse The Roots of the ChallengeThirty Year of Economic and Social Changes Economics & Employment All trends disproportionately affected: ~African-Americans ~young children & young families

  9. Economics & Employment

  10. Customized by specific family composition Customized by geographic location Based on all expense categories Updated annually using consumer price index The Self-Sufficiency Standard …The level of income required for a family to meet its own needs Economics & Employment

  11. Economics & Employment

  12. Economics & Employment

  13. Economics & Employment

  14. Economics & Employment

  15. Economics & Employment

  16. Economics & Employment

  17. Economics & Employment

  18. Economics & Employment

  19. Economics & Employment

  20. Economics & Employment

  21. Economics & Employment

  22. Economics & Employment

  23. Child Indicators

  24. Lack of health insurance • Limited access to preventative services • Living in high risk families • Living in a state with a high level of premature death Why are children at risk? Child Indicators Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

  25. Major American research project that poses the question of whether and how childhood experiences affect adult health decades later • Provides compelling evidence that: • Adverse childhood experiences are surprisingly common • ACE’s happen even in “the best of families” • ACE’s have long-term, damaging consequences • Findings reveal powerful relationships between emotional experiences as children and physical and mental health as adults The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study Child Indicators Source: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study website: www.acestudy.org, “About the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study.”

  26. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study Pyramid Death Child Indicators Conception Mechanisms by which Adverse Childhood Experiences Influence Health and Well-being throughout the Lifespan Source: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study website: www.acestudy.org, “About the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study.”

  27. Adverse Childhood Experiences… …growing up in a household with: • Recurrent physical abuse • Recurrent emotional abuse • Sexual abuse • An alcohol or drug abuser • An incarcerated household member • Someone who is chronically depressed, suicidal, institutionalized or mentally ill • Mother being treated violently • One or no parents • Emotional or physical neglect Child Indicators Source: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study website: www.acestudy.org, “What are Adverse Childhood Experieinces (ACE’s).”

  28. …Lead to Health-Risk Behaviors… • Smoking • Overeating • Physical inactivity • Heavy alcohol use • Drug use • Promiscuity Child Indicators Source: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study website: www.acestudy.org

  29. …Which Cause Disease, Disability and Social Problems in Adulthood • Heart disease • Cancer • Chronic lung and liver disease • Stroke • Diabetes • Sexually transmitted diseases • Nicotine addiction • Alcoholism • Drug addiction • Obesity • Depression • Suicide • Injuries • Unintentional pregnancy Child Indicators Source: Felitti, Vincent J., “The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adult Health: Turning gold into lead;” CDC Media Relations, May 14, 1998, “Adult Health Problems Linked to Traumatic Childhood Experiences.”

  30. Child Indicators

  31. Child Indicators

  32. Child Indicators

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  34. Child Indicators Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

  35. Child Indicators

  36. Child Indicators Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

  37. Child Indicators Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

  38. CHILD INDICATORS

  39. Bryan County • In Bryan County in FY 2009, there were 518 reports of child abuse and/or neglect accepted for investigation or assessment. 1,010 children were involved in these reports (duplicated count). • 161 children were confirmed victims of child abuse and/or neglect. 21 were abused, 128 were neglected, 12 were victims of both abuse and neglect. • 17 of every 1,000 children in Bryan County are victims of abuse and/or neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect • Carter County • In Carter County in FY 2009, there were 477 reports of child abuse and/or neglect accepted for investigation or assessment. 825 children were involved in these reports (duplicated count). • 106 children were confirmed victims of child abuse and/or neglect. 9 were abused, 86 were neglected, 11 were victims of both abuse and neglect. • 9 of every 1,000 children in Carter County are victims of abuse and/or neglect. Child Indicators Prepared by the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa

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