Brief Harnessing the Power of Open Data for Children and Families
Kathryn L.S. Pettit, Rob Pitingolo
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Child advocacy organizations have proven the value of using data to make the case for policies and programs to improve the lives of children and families. Many state governments have also embraced the open data movement by using data portals to promote government transparency and increase data access. Child advocacy organizations and state governments can leverage open data to improve the lives of children and families. This brief describes the changes to current practice required on both sides to accomplish this goal.

Accompanying this brief are two related fact sheets that describe how child advocacy organizations and state governments can use data to advance their missions.

Research Areas Families Children and youth
Tags Family and household data Children's health and development
Policy Centers Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
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