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Dear Partners,
Access to timely, reliable data is critical to advancing child and adolescent safety. The Children’s Safety Network supports Title V professionals and partners by translating complex data into clear, actionable insights for prevention planning and decision-making.
In this issue, we highlight our newly updated Child Safety Data Maps, featuring the most recent national and state-level data across several priority topics. These resources are designed to help programs understand current trends, identify areas of need, and strengthen data-informed strategies to improve outcomes for children and families.
The updated maps include new data on bullying victimization (2023), sudden unexpected infant deaths (2021 to 2024), unintentional motor vehicle traffic fatalities (2021 to 2024), and adolescent suicide deaths (2021 to 2024). Together, these topics reflect both longstanding and emerging priorities in injury and violence prevention, while highlighting variation in outcomes across states. For example, the adolescent suicide data show a national rate of 6.3 deaths per 100,000 youth ages 10 to 19, with more than twenty states exceeding this benchmark. The bullying victimization map indicates that nearly one in five high school students reported being bullied on school property in the past year.
Each data map presents clear state-level comparisons alongside national benchmarks, helping Title V professionals and partners identify trends, target interventions, and support strategic planning. Links to previous versions of each map are also included for those interested in comparing current data with earlier years.
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