'Hesitant, overly anxious, not wanting to go to school,' says head of advocacy group that measured 63 areas of child well-being

Rising child poverty and employment instability take a toll, although NJ ranks high for overall child well-being

Interview: Mary Coogan of Advocates for Children of New Jersey

The greatest risk of lead exposure for children continues to come from lead paint and dust

Passaic County has the highest child poverty rate in New Jersey, according to a new report. One Paterson nonprofit is working to empower families struggling ...

Despite Newark’s progress in reducing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels, kids in the city are twice as likely to have lead ...

The latest Kids Count report found more New Jersey children are covered by health insurance and fewer are living in poverty. But almost a third ...

Did Gov. Christie know before the George Washington Bridge scandal that his office was improperly mixing politics and governance? Would legalizing pot generate enough money ...

Christie talks foreign policy in Washington. The teachers union breaks off talks on pension reform. Volunteer troops sweep Trenton clean. And another brand of spring ...

Advocates for Children of New Jersey released data that shows 17 percent of children live in poverty and a disproportionate amount of blacks and Hispanics ...