It highlights some of the main needs of children and youth to set priorities in resource allocation and design programs with a wider reach. It promotes informed decision-making and policies concerning children and youth. It facilitates the creation of welfare standards for municipalities and the state. It encourages debate on the situation of children and youth in Puerto Rico and helps to raise public awareness. It promotes the participation of all sectors, generating a sense of shared responsibility in the search for better conditions for all. It allows us to evaluate the long-term impact of programs and public policies. It makes it possible to compare Puerto Rico with the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia and the 78 municipalities of the Puerto Rican archipelago.