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New Data Shows Youth Mental Health, Education Worsening in Wake of Pandemic

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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Arkansas dropped four positions, to 43rd in the U.S., for overall childhood wellbeing in 2022.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 2022 Kids Count Databook yesterday. President and CEO, Lisa Hamilton, spoke with Ozarks at Large about some of the key indicators from the report and what they mean for childhood wellbeing in Arkansas and nationally.