15,791 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 3.2% increase in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 1,068 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 106 children classified as runaways. 5% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] 5,176 total arrests for children under 18 in 2019. [...] Published April 2024 Health 166,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (5.7% decrease from 2021). [...] 1,092,000 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2022 (2.8% increase from 2021). [...] 283,844 children in Georgia were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (12.8% increase from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 648,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (26% of all children). [...] 28% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 198 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Georgia in 2020.
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