Children's well-being plummets across 29 states, report finds

MedicalXpress | Jun 08, 2026

The kids are not all right, at least in the United States, according to a new report showing a nosedive in children's well-being from 2019 to 2024. In 29 states, the overall U.S. score fell from 553 to 547 on a 1,000-point scale, a decline that surpasses pre-pandemic numbers, the report found.