Kids Count

Once again New Mexico is in last place nationwide for child well-being. That’s according to the annual Kids Count Data Book. KUNM spoke to the local nonprofit that releases the data with the Annie E. Casey Foundation about whether the 2022 numbers reflect where New Mexico is today.

Things are getting better for New Mexico’s kids, but slowly. That is according to a report that comes out each year at the beginning of the legislative session. The study also included data on environmental health for the first time.

Despite Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signing numerous policies intended to improve the well-being of New Mexico’s children, the state continues to rank last nationally. That’s according to this year’s Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, released Wednesday. But, despite the concerning score, there is hope in the data.

New Mexico has improved in key areas of child well-being but our state is still at the bottom. That’s according to the new Kids Count Data Book for 2022. While much of the information was collected before the pandemic it does measure the impact of COVID on anxiety and depression among kids.

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