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The State of Vermont’s Children

Cover of The State of Vermont's Children 2025 Year in Review
December 17, 2025

The State of Vermont’s Children: 2025 Year in Review

The State of Vermont’s Children provides the latest data on the most important factors affecting young children and families in our ...
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February 13, 2025

Watch Our Short Video on Vermont’s Child Welfare System

This year, the data spotlight in The State of Vermont’s Children focuses on Vermont’s child welfare system. This system is in ...
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A dad and young son in a boat from the cover of The State of Vermont's Children: 2024 Year in Review
January 15, 2025

Our New Report, “The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review”

On Monday, Building Bright Futures and Vermont’s Early Childhood Data & Policy Center released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year ...
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Cover of The State of Vermont's Children: 2024 Year in Review report
January 13, 2025

The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review

The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review includes a spotlight on Vermont’s child welfare system and the 2025 Policy ...
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An Asian baby holds a picture book called Fruit Alphabet
May 3, 2024

The Importance of Literacy and Access to Books

One of the concerning trends in this year’s The State of Vermont’s Children is that the percentage of third grade students ...
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March 27, 2024

How Homelessness, Mental Health Conditions, and More Affect Vermont Children

In addition to the spotlight on perinatal health we featured recently from BBF’s The State of Vermont’s Children, this year’s report ...
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Screenshot of perinatal health video from State of Vermont’s Children Report: 2023 Year in Review
February 26, 2024

Highlighting Mental Health & Substance Use in the Perinatal Period

This year, the spotlight in BBF’s The State of Vermont’s Children report focuses on perinatal health and well-being. The perinatal period, ...
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Cover of Building Bright Futures' report The State of Vermont's Children: 2023 Year in Review
January 19, 2024

Our New Report — The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review

On Jan. 18, 2024, Building Bright Futures and VermontKidsData.org released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review. This report ...
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Cover of Building Bright Futures' report The State of Vermont's Children: 2023 Year in Review
January 18, 2024

The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review

The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review includes a spotlight on perinatal health and well-being and the 2024 Policy ...
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May 9, 2023

Watch Our Short Video on Mental Health in Vermont

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This short video about mental health for children and families in Vermont highlights one of ...
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March 8, 2023

Watch our Short Video on Vermont’s Early Care and Education System

On January 9, Building Bright Futures presented a virtual briefing on The State of Vermont’s Children: 2022 Year in Review. This ...
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February 8, 2023

Updates to “The State of Vermont’s Children: 2022 Year in Review”

While we do our best to ensure that the data and context included in the yearly State of Vermont’s Children are ...
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