NEW MEXICO IS AGAIN DEAD LAST OUT OF 50 STATES FOR CHILD WELL BEING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN SEVEN YEARS THAT NEW MEXICO HAS FALLEN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION LIST IN THE KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK.
JAMES JIMENEZ WITH NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN TELLS THE JOURNAL THE WAY TO UNDO THE DAMAGE IS SUSTAINED INVESTMENT. THE CHILD RANKINGS ARE BASED ON 16 INDICATORS UNDER ECONOMIC WELL BEING … HEALTH … FAMILY AND COMMUNITY … AND EDUCATION.
LOUISIANA WAS RANKED 49TH … WHICH MEANS MISSISSIPPI FELL TO 48TH THIS YEAR. THE BEST STATE IN THE U-S TO RAISE A CHILD IS NEW HAMPSHIRE.
