Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 who received and did not receive family-centered care in the previous 12 months, among those with at least one health care visit, by special health care needs status (e.g., in 2024, 75.4% of California children with special health care needs (CSHCN) received family-centered care in the previous year).
Data Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Survey of Children's Health (Nov. 2025).
Footnote: In these estimates, family-centered care is measured by assessing the extent to which a child's health care providers (i) spend enough time with the child, (ii) listen carefully to the family, (iii) show sensitivity to the family's values and customs, (iv) provide the family needed information concerning the child, and (v) help the family feel like a partner in the child's care. Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. For more information, see https://www.childhealthdata.org/learn-about-the-nsch/NSCH.
