The Welsh Assembly Government has published its first Children and Young People’s Well-being Monitor, which brings together research and statistical data on the well-being of young people aged 0-18 in Wales.
It is based on themes taken from the Assembly Government’s seven core aims for children and young people which are underpinned by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. These themes are:
The Monitor also reports on progress against the Welsh Assembly Government’s child poverty targets.
Key findings include:
The full report and an executive summary can be downloaded from the Welsh Assembly Government website.