State Children's Cabinets and Councils: Getting Results for Children and Youth

This report delves into why states should have children's cabinets. It provides the rationale behind the Forum's assertion that children's cabinets and councils should be taken seriously, spells out how state children's cabinets and councils are operating in ways that are consistent with the Forum's assumptions about change, identifies challenge areas, and introduces the Ready by 21 Change Model that is used to frame the issue briefs and directory.