Data Sources


​​​​​​​​​​​​​National and State Level Statistics on Child Health and Well-Being​

There are many sources of data on Wisconsin kids, their health, and local circumstances which impact their well-being.​ The Office of Children's Mental Health (OCMH) often references these sources when creating our Annual ReportChild Well-Being Indicators Dashboard, and Fact Sheets. ​


​​​OCMH's Top 5 Data Sources:

​​1. YRBS: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (national, state, regionaland county data available)
2. NSCH: National Survey of Children's Health (national, state trend data and interactive maps)
​​3. KIDS COUNT (data by location or topic available)
4. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (data by location or topic available)
5. State Agency Partners: DCF, DHS, DPI, and OSS




Additionally — while not an exhaustive list — the following sources are definitive and provide key data on important trends impacting youth well-being.  ​


Early Care and Education

https://kidsforward.org/category/early-education/

https://wisconsinearlychildhood.org/witpp/data-and-resources/

https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/landing.jhtml?src=pn

https://wisedash.dpi.wi.gov/Dashboard/portalHome.jsp


​Economic Conditions

https://www.census.gov/data.html

https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wi.htm

 

Health Care and Health Insurance

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/

https://www.kff.org/polling/

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wish/index.htm

https://mhanational.org/issues/2022/mental-health-america-access-care-data

https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/reports-and-research/ncqas-health-plan-ratings-2022/


International Indicators

https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1

http://www.oecd.org/social/family/database.htm


Local and Community Data

https://www.cdc.gov/places/index.html

https://www.cdcfoundation.org/programs/improving-engagement-community-level-data-collection

https://www.communitycommons.org/entities/89a00bbc-c727-4be7-8850-f237761b5917

https://www.neighborhoodindicators.org/

https://www.datayoucanuse.org/

https://www.census.gov/topics.html


Mental Health and Behavioral Health

https://www.aecf.org/blog/generation-z-and-mental-health

https://nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Survey-Reports

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/quick-statistics
https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35283/Wisconsin.pdf

https://mhanational.org/issues/2022/mental-health-america-youth-data

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/wcmh/resources.htm

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/alcohol/youth-use.htm

https://www.kff.org/tag/mental-health/

 

​National Compilations

https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/catalog-national-data-sources-young-people 

https://www.aecf.org/blog/generation-z-and-mental-health

https://www.aecf.org/blog/youth-mental-health-statistics

https://communitycommons.org/collections/Our-Favorite-Data-Sources-Part-II​​


Social Determinants of Health and Social Connectedness

https://www.cdc.gov/places/social-determinants-of-health-and-places-data/index.html

https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/browse?category=500+Cities+%26+Places&sortBy=newest&utf8

https://www.communitycommons.org/

https://action4connection.org/step/review

https://www.social-connection.org/social-connection-measurement-tools-inventory/​

https://www.census.gov/topics.html


Suicide

https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html

https://www.preventsuicidewi.org/statistics-and-reports

https://sprc.org/state-suicide-prevention-infrastructure/examine/​ ​

 

Surgeon General's Advisories

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/parents/index.html

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/index.html

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/connection/index.html

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/firearm-violence/index.html


Trauma and ACES

https://www.samhsa.gov/child-trauma/understanding-child-trauma

https://www.nctsn.org/

https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/trauma-informed-care/

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/ace-brfss.html

https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/measures/ACEs_8


Youth Justice

https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR.asp

http://www.jjgps.org/wisconsin

https://www.youthjusticewi.org/resources




Last updated October 2025



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