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Detroit Metropolitan Census 2000 Fact Sheets Series

Occasional Papers

Monographs

Newsletters

Training Curricula

Assorted Community Resources

 

About Our Publications

The Skillman Center for Children publishes several reports each year. These include an Occasional Paper Series, Best Practices Monographs, Fact Sheets, State of the Child updates, an annual report, newsletters, and other policy briefs. All of the publications can be downloaded from this web page. In addition, paper copies can be obtained from the Center at no charge. 

 

Detroit Metropolitan Census 2000 Fact Sheets Series

 

The Skillman Center for Children and the Center for Urban Studies, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, Wayne State University, have joined forces to develop a series of child-specific fact sheets based on the recent census data released for the area comprised of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. Besides looking at each individual county and the region as a whole, we have identified several key cities within the tri-county area. Tracking changing distributions across age, race/ethnicity, family structure, gender, and economic status by geographic unit allows us to see how communities have been impacted differently by demographic change. In addition, we have provided timeline comparisons so that trends can be readily identified within specific locations. 

Occasional Papers

Monographs

  • Voices from the City (2002) (PDF) On July 31, 2002, the Skillman Center for Children and the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs co-sponsored a working forum entitled Safe and Sound: Making a Commitment to Detroit Kids. The intent of the workshop was to have participants think about the Detroit community and consider how we as a community can move toward becoming a more safe, non-violent community in which to raise children. Representatives from many Detroit agencies attended. Their thoughts are recorded in this report.

  • The Signs Are There: Girls and Juvenile Justice in Wayne County (2002) (PDF) This brief report, complied by the Skillman Center for Children, Wayne State University, with assistance from the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, and Wayne County Female Services Advisory Committee members, is a first step in bringing to light the unique problems and issues faced by girls entering the justice system. 

  • State of the Child: Metropolitan Trends, 1990-1999 (PDF) The primary goal of this report is to provide trend data for the metropolitan Detroit area and to identify the major policy changes that have occurred during the period 1990 through 1999 that might have an impact on existing and future data. The report specifically focuses on data and policies affecting children in the areas of poverty and economic security, education, health and behavioral health, child welfare and juvenile delinquency. To the extent possible, we have placed local trends (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties and to the extent possible the five of the cities in these counties, Detroit, Mt. Clemens, Pontiac, Taylor, and Warren) in the context of national and state trends.

Newsletters

The Skillman Center for Children publishes a newsletter three times a year. Newsletters include information on upcoming events, the Urban Families Program, our Resource Center, as well as alerts about policy issues impacting urban children and their families. Click on the links below to view recent newsletters in PDF format: 

Training Curricula

Assorted Community Resources

 

Advocacy Booklets from the Wayne County Female Services Advisory Committee (the Skillman Center for Children is a part of this group):

From the Urban Families Program

From the Michigan Family Impact Seminars ( In partnership with the Institute for Children, Youth and Families, Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State University)

Skillman Center for Children 

Wayne State University

100 East Palmer, Detroit, Michigan 48202

 

Phone (313) 872-7166  FAX (313) 872-7126 Email - skillmancenter@wayne.edu

 

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Mission: The Skillman Center for Children acts as a catalyst of change for urban children, youth and families while contributing significantly to the preparation of professionals, the capacity of community organizations, and the generation and dissemination of research-based information and analyses that inform both practice and public policy.