Commission on Children and Youth

The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) produces an annual State of the Child in Tennessee report; provides information and guidance on legislation, policies, and procedures affecting children and families; conducts resource mapping of expenditures for children and families through the state budget; produces annual county profiles that rank the counties on an index of child well-being; hosts Children’s Advocacy Days bringing together children’s advocates to share information, network, and learn about challenges and opportunities facing Tennessee’s children, youth, and families; administers the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act funds in Tennessee and state Court Appointed Special Advocate funds; engages in advocacy at the federal level on these issues; and has an ombudsman program for children involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.