The Center for the Study
of Children's
Futures (CSCF), located at the University
of South Florida's Louis
de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, is dedicated to
promoting the health and well-being of Florida's children
through data, research, analysis, and community involvement. The
Florida KIDS
COUNT project is one of the activities in the Center. (Read
more about our mission)
CSCF serves to centralize research, public education,
and outreach
activities benefiting the citizens of Florida. A variety
of data and resource materials are gathered throughout each year,
including information on state and county level data, data sources,
and comparable information from other states and the nation.
Center efforts include:
maintaining a repository of statistical
data;
the development of child well-being indicators;
providing technical
assistance and consultation services;
linkage to comprehensive
policy analysis; and,
research in program development.
The activities of the Center combine traditional
research with the presentation and dissemination of data and information
for a wide range of audiences. Technical assistance is provided on
an ongoing basis. CSCF has helped to effect
policy by providing materials to state agency
decision
makers,
inform
public debate and enhance the credibility of advocacy efforts.
Florida
KIDS COUNT is supported through funding
from the Annie
E. Casey Foundation. We thank
them for their support, and acknowledge that
the contents of this website do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Foundation.