The America’s Children in Brief series provides an accessible compendium of indicators drawn from the most reliable official statistics across topics; it is designed to complement other more specialized, technical, or comprehensive reports produced by various agencies. The indicators and background measures presented in this study all have been used in previous reports. Indicators are chosen because they are easy to understand; are based on substantial research connecting them to child well-being; vary across important areas of children’s lives; are measured regularly so that they can be updated and show trends over time; and represent large segments of the population, rather than one particular group. The indicators are organized into seven sections, each focusing on a domain relevant to children’s lives: Family and Social Environment, Economic Circumstances, Health Care, Physical Environment and Safety, Behavior, Education, and Health. The study presents information regarding the Federal Interagency Forum’s on Child and Family Statistics Web site which includes additional information, such as detailed data, including trend data, for indicators discussed in this brief and for additional data series; data source descriptions and contact information; America’s Children reports from 1997 to the present and other reports; links to agencies, publications, and related reports including international comparative data; and news and information on the Forum’s overall structure and organization. 15 figures and a summary list of measures and indicators of child well-being