2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

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Riverside County Snapshot

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Good Health Indicators

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE EARLY PRENATAL CARE

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10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 34 36 38 40 28

PRETERM BIRTHS

TEEN BIRTHS

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANT MORTALITY BREASTFEEDING IMMUNIZATIONS

PERINATAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Economic Well-Being Indicators

CHILD POVERTY

CalWORKs

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION

CHILD CARE

HOUSING

CHILD SUPPORT

Educational Achievement Indicators

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THIRD GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS THIRD GRADE MATHEMATICS HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES

44 46 48 50 52

COLLEGE READINESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM

Safe Homes and Communities Indicators

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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MORTALITY

56 58 60 62 64 66

SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE

CHILD WELFARE

JUVENILE ARRESTS

JUVENILE SUSTAINED PETITIONS GANG ACTIVITY AMONG YOUTH

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