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Toward Understanding Homelessness:
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The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research |
Author(s): Deborah Dennis, Gretchen Locke, and Jill Khadduri |
Organization(s): Abt Associates, Inc. and Policy Research Associates, Inc. |
The National Symposium on Homelessness Research, co-funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (both ASPE and SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in FY 2005, sponsored the development of twelve research papers in an effort to capture the current state of the research related to homelessness. The Symposium event itself, which was held over two days in March of 2007, brought together 200 researchers, policy makers, government officials, service providers, and consumers from across the country to discuss the research papers and directions for future research related to homelessness. This Symposium was a follow-on event to the first National Symposium on Homelessness Research, which took place in 1998 and was also sponsored by HHS and HUD. This volume presents the twelve papers developed and presented at the 2007 Symposium. |
Published: September, 2007 |
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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007
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Organization(s): ASPE |
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators welfare dependence. The Indicators of Welfare Dependence report is prepared within the Office of Human Services Policy and delivered to Congress each spring. As mandated under the Congressional act, the report addresses the rate of welfare dependency, the degree and duration of welfare recipiency and dependence, and predictors of welfare dependence. Further, analyses of means-tested assistance in the report include benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; the Food Stamp Program, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The report also includes risk factors related to economic security, employment, and nonmarital births, as well an appendix with data related to the above programs. |
Published: July, 2007 |
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Developmental Status and Early Intervention Service Needs of Maltreated Children
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Author(s): Jan Losby, Richard P. Barth, Anita A. Scarborough, E. Christopher Lloyd, Cecilia Casanueva, and Tammy Mann |
Organization(s): Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED) Solutions |
This report describes the extent to which maltreated children have developmental problems or are subject to factors associated with poor developmental outcomes, what services these children might be eligible to receive, what factors influence service receipt, and what solutions have been devised to address barriers to service provision. This final report presents findings from an analysis of the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS) and the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) to provide information about the developmental status and early intervention service needs of children under age three who are substantiated for maltreatment. |
Published: April, 2008 |
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Treating the Hidden Wounds: Trauma Treatment and Mental Health Recovery for Victims of Human Trafficking
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Author(s): Heather J. Clawson, Amy Solomon, and Lisa Goldblatt Grace |
Organization(s): Caliber, an ICF International Company |
This Issue Brief focuses on the trauma experienced by most trafficking victims, its impact on health and well-being, some of the challenges to meeting trauma-related needs of trafficking victims, and promising approaches to treatment and recovery. While this issue brief touches on trauma across human trafficking populations, it has a special emphasis on trauma resulting from sex trafficking of women and girls. |
Published: March, 2008 |
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Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners:
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Early Impacts from a Random Assignment Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program |
Author(s): Dan Bloom, Cindy Redcross, Janine Zweig, & Gilda Azurdia |
Organization(s): MDRC, Urban Institute |
This working paper presents one-year employment and recidivism outcomes for ex-prisoners assigned at random to the regular Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) program or to basic job search assistance. The evaluation is part of the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ (HtE) Demonstration and Evaluation project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor. |
Published: November, 2007 |
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Four Strategies to Overcome Barriers to Employment:
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An Introduction to the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation |
Author(s): Dan Bloom, Cindy Redcross, Jo Ann Hsueh, Sarah Rich, and Vanessa Martin |
Organization(s): MDRC |
This first report in the evaluation describes the origin of the project, the rationale for the demonstration, the research design, and the four programs, as well as the characteristics of their participants. [This report is posted on the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) web site.] |
Published: October, 2007 |
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Developmental Problems of Maltreated Children and Early Intervention Options for Maltreated Children
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Literature Review |
Author(s): Crystal Wiggins, Emily Fenichel, and Tammy Mann |
Organization(s): Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED); Zero to Three; School of Social Work, UNC; and Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC |
This report describes the most common problems that maltreated infants and toddlers experience and highlights the benefits of early interventions for this population. In so doing, child welfare personnel and policymakers who are responsible for assessing, referring, and advocating for maltreated children can make more informed decisions. The report is divided into two parts. Part 1: Developmental Problems of Maltreated Children highlights functioning of young maltreated cildren. Part 2: Early Intervention Options for Maltreated Children discusses the potential benefits of early intervention options for maltreated children through highlighting common treatment formats. Included is a section on future research and recommendations about how professionals can better recognize young maltreated children, more efficiently enroll them in treatment programs, and more strongly ensure their active participation in those programs. |
Published: April, 2007 |
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Research and Practice Symposium on Marriage and Incarceration:
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A Meeting Summary |
Author(s): Brandy Bauer, Jamie Hart, Anne Hopewell and Naomi Tein |
Organization(s): Health Systems Research, Inc |
This report is a summary of an ASPE convened symposium on developing strategies to improve the marriages and family life of those incarcerated or returning from a period of incarceration. Invited to the meeting were experts with research and practice knowledge about incarceration and re-entry, marriage strengthening , family processes and domestic violence. The symposium discussion focused on 1) increasing understanding among the criminal justice and marriage education disciplines about how these issues are viewed by each discipline; 2) identifying practice needs and gaps in order to improve marriage outcomes for these couples; and 3) reviewing research topics for improved understanding of the efficacy of various interventions for this population. In addition to the discussion synthesis the report contains the Symposium agenda and participants and a conference background paper. |
Published: January, 2007 |
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Administrative Data
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Sample Data Available to the Public |
Author(s): HHS |
This web site makes available to the public the administrative data from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The data available includes data from the regular TANF program and the Separate State Programs (SSP) for both active and closed cases. You may download the datasets and use them for analysis of a sample of individuals from each state. As new data sets are made public, they are added to the web site. Documentation for the data sets are also available. |
Published: October, 2006 |
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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006
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Organization(s): ASPE |
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators welfare dependence. The Indicators of Welfare Dependence report is prepared within the Office of Human Services Policy and delivered to Congress each spring. As mandated under the Congressional act, the report addresses the rate of welfare dependency, the degree and duration of welfare recipiency and dependence, and predictors of welfare dependence. Further, analyses of means-tested assistance in the report include benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; the Food Stamp Program, and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The report also includes risk factors related to economic security, employment, and non-marital births, as well an appendix with data related to the above programs. |
Published: August, 2006 |
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