Millions of children rely on Social Security payments. What might reform of the system mean for them? Rob Capriccioso reports.

Most low-income families with children don't get all of the help they should, partly because it is so hard to find out what's available and fill out the paperwork. This article, originally from the September-October 2004 issue of the Children's Advocate, published by Action Alliance for Children, shows how in California, community agencies are helping.

When two community organizations in Detroit -- one geared towards Latino families on the southwest side of town, and another centered on the needs of African American families on the east side -- took on a joint public health project, the results reached beyond the realm of health. Cecilia Garcia explains.

War in Iraq and the threat of terrorism are overshadowing children's issues this political season. But young reporters from 8-18 Media took the opportunity offered by the national conventions this summer to question Democrats on youth issues, and to ask Republicans to assess the No Child Left Behind education reform law.

Doing Good Together is a nonprofit organization that encourages, supports and educates parents and caregivers who want to engage with their children in volunteering, charitable giving, and social, environmental and political action.

The Reading Recovery Council of North America, Inc. is a not-for-profit association of Reading Recovery professionals, advocates, and partners. The Council provides a network of opportunities for leadership and professional development. It is an advocate for Reading Recovery throughout North America. Nearly 11,000 individuals have become members of the Council since its establishment in 1995.

The CAHMI was established in 1998 as a national collaboration to develop and implement a comprehensive set of consumer-centered quality measurement tools. The CAHMI provides leadership and resources for measuring and communicating information about the quality of health care for children and adolescents.

Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.

The USDA "Summer Food Service Program Map Machine" finds summer food program sites by zip code or other locators, detailing the characteristics of the local neighborhood and schools.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics released its latest annual report, America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-being 2006 on July 14th. The report is a compendium of statistics from 21 federal agencies with the latest available data on 26 key indicators related to children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education and on 9 background measures related to population and family characteristics. The 2006 Brief highlights selected information displayed in previous reports, reflects improvements to the summary list, and fills an important data gap in children’s mental health. View, download, and order a copy of the report from the Forum's website. The web site includes detailed data tables and figures (not in the Brief), previous reports and their related links, other Forum reports, and information about the overall structure of the Forum.

Nearly 7 to 9 percent of all children (ages 9 to 17) have a serious emotional disturbance, which means there are one or two kids with serious emotional problems in virtually every classroom, according to the report. This report also addresses mental health issues associated with children, adults, older adults and suicide prevention and highlights a variety of model programs that address the mental health needs of children and adolescents.

Pay for the nation's teachers is considerably lower than for other workers with similar education and skills, according to a new book by the Economic Policy Institute, "How Does Teacher Pay Compare?" And it's falling. Since 1993, teacher wages have fallen 11.5 percent relative to workers in jobs with similar requirements.