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Health and Behavior Profile This section provides information on health insurance, maternal child health, morbidity, immunizations mental health and substance abuse and other indicators including juvenile delinquency and bullying. • In 2012, 12.4% of youth 0-18 in Indian River were uninsured; • In 2013, 6.4% of children under 19 years in Indian River were enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); • In 2013, there were 1,217 live resident births in Indian River; • In 2013, 15.9% of the live births were to mothers with less than a high school education; • In 2013, 28.2 per 1,000 women were to teens 15 — 19 years of age; • Indian River had an infant mortality rate of 6.6 per 1,000 live births in 2013; • In 2012, 24.1% of low income persons in Indian River had access to dental care; • In 2012, 11.2% of middle school students and 14.2% of high school students in Indian River were obese; • In 2014 8.6% of high school students reported smoking cigarettes in the past 30 days; • In 2014, 7.9% of middle school students and 31.8% of high school students reported using alcohol in the past 30 days; • In 2014, 5.4% of middle school students and 19.8% of high school students reported using marijuana / hashish in the past 30 days. Education This section provides information on school attendance, absenteeism, graduation rates, dropout rates, FCAT scores, scholarships and extracurricular activities. • There are 28,420 children enrolled in school in Indian River; • In 2014, 56% of 3rd graders scored 3 and above of FCAT reading and 49% scored 3 and above on FCAT math modules in Indian River County; • In 2014, 58% of 8th graders scored 3 and above on FCAT reading and 18% scored 3 and above on FCAT math modules in Indian River County; • In 2013-14 school year, the high school graduation rate in Indian River was 79.1%; • In the 2013-14 school year, 56.62% of students in Indian River were eligible for free/reduced- price lunch. Child Welfare This section provides information on child abuse, foster care, marriage dissolutions with minor children and domestic violence. • In 2012, 10.4 per 1,000 children ages 5-11 experienced child abuse; • In 2012, 14.7 per 1,000 infants in Indian River were in foster care; • In 2012, 498.3 per 100,000 children ages 5-11 and 319.2 per 100,000 children ages 12-17 were in foster care; • In 2012, there were 219 marriage dissolutions, with minor children, in Indian River. 9IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014