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Green Book
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Background Material and Data on Programs within the Jurisdicition of the Committee on Ways and Means |
Author(s): Committee on Ways and Means |
Organization(s): Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives |
The Green Book is compiled by the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives from many sources and provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty, and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States. This web site contains links to editions available electronically. |
Published: June, 2003 |
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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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Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties
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Author(s): Jennifer Macomber, Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin, Dean Duncan, et. al. |
Organization(s): Urban Institute with subcontractors University of California Berkeley and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
A primary task for youth in transitioning to adulthood is sustaining employment to be self-sufficient. Studies of former youth who age out of foster care find that they generally experience unstable employment patterns and earn very low incomes between ages 18 and 20. However, less is known about whether these youthsÂ’ initial patterns of employment instability and low earnings persist. This study linked child welfare, Unemployment Insurance (UI) and TANF administrative data to assess employment outcomes for former youth through age 24 in three states: California, North Carolina, and Minnesota. Descriptive, multivariate, and trajectory analysis techniques are employed to describe employment patterns. Findings indicate that low rates of employment persist through age 24; Low earnings persist through age 24 though few receive TANF benefits; and youth show four patterns of connectedness to the workforce that may provide insights to program planners considering how to best tailor services to youthsÂ’ needs. |
Published: March, 2008 |
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More About the Dads:
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Exploring Associations Between Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Welfare Case Outcomes |
Author(s): Karin Malm, Erica Zielewski, and Henry Chen |
Organization(s): Urban Institute |
This report is a follow-up to the study What About the Dads, published by ASPE and ACF in 2006. The original study examined child welfare agencies' efforts to identify, locate, and involve nonresident fathers of children in foster care. This report, using administrative data supplied by each of the states that participated in the original study, examines case outcomes for the children whose caseworkers were previously interviewed. At the time the data were extracted for this follow-up analysis, approximately two years had passed since the original interviews, and most of the children (75%) had exited foster care. These analyses use information from the original study about whether the father had been identified and contacted by the child welfare agency and about the contacted fathers' level of involvement with their children, combined with administrative data about case outcomes two years later, to explore three research questions: (1) Is nonresident father involvement associated with case length? (2) Is nonresident father involvement associated with foster care discharge outcomes? and (3) Is nonresident father involvement associated with subsequent child maltreatment allegations? |
Published: March, 2008 |
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Program and Fiscal Design Elements of Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives
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Author(s): Charlotte McCullough and Elizabeth Lee |
Organization(s): Planning and Learning Technologies |
In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considering when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts. This second paper describes choices faced by agencies as they design child welfare privatization initiatives. It is primarily descriptive and is intended to illustrate how various existing initiatives have defined their target populations and program scope, as well as how they have structured payments and distributed financial risk. |
Published: December, 2007 |
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Emerging Issues in Paternity Establishment
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Symposium Summary |
Author(s): Susan Paikin |
Organization(s): Xtria. Subcontractor: Center for the Support of Families |
This report summarizes the discussion at the Emerging Issues in Paternity Disestablishment Expert Symposium convened by ASPE in January 2006 as part of a project that explored how paternity disestablishment may impact child support enforcement and child welfare policies and practice, the broader social context of best interest of the child and fairness and justice, and the social and legal implications of paternity disestablishment for family law. |
Published: September, 2007 |
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Assessing Site Readiness:
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Considerations about Transitioning to a Privatized Child Welfare System |
Author(s): Elizabeth Lee and Karl Ensign |
Organization(s): Planning and Learning Technologies |
In 2006, ASPE funded the Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives Project to provide information to state and local child welfare administrators who are considering or implementing privatization reforms. The project will produce six papers on a range of topics providing insights about factors that should be considering when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts. The purpose of this first paper is to help child welfare administrators think through key issues about transitioning to a privatized system of service delivery. The paper is organized around 12 overarching questions that administrators need to ask themselves when assessing the readiness of their site. |
Published: September, 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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What About the Dads? Child Welfare Agencies' Efforts to Identify, Locate, and Involve Nonresident Fathers
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Author(s): Karin Malm, Julie Murray and Rob Geen |
Organization(s): The Urban Institute |
Most foster children are not living with their fathers at the time they are removed from their homes. Once in foster care, these children may experience even less contact with their nonresident fathers. This study sought to assess typical child welfare practice with respect to nonresident fathers of children in foster care. The study also examined the potential utility of expanding the use of child support enforcement data sources in these efforts. Local agency caseworkers were interviewed by phone about nearly 2000 children in foster care in four study states (Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tennessee) to examine front-line practices related to nonresident fathers. The study documents that nonresident fathers of children in foster care are not often involved in case planning efforts, and nearly half were never contacted by the child welfare agency. By not reaching out to fathers, caseworkers may overlook potential social connections and resources that could help to achieve permanency for the child. |
Published: April, 2006 |
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Evaluability Assessment of Discharge Planning and the Prevention of Homelessness
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Final Report |
Author(s): Garrett Moran, Rafael Semansky, Elizabeth Quinn, Rebecca Noftsinger, and Teresa Koenig |
Organization(s): Westat |
This report presents the results of an evaluability assessment of discharge/transition planning as a homeless prevention strategy in four types of institutional and custodial settings including: adult in-patient psychiatric hospitals, foster care independent living programs, residential treatment programs for adults with substance abuse disorders, and residential treatment centers for youth. The goal of the study was to examine the feasibility of conducting a rigorous and objective evaluation in these settings. The approach used included: a literature review, expert panel meetings, a documentary analysis of selected programs, site visits to exemplary programs, and analysis of findings as a result of these activities. This final report addresses the evaluability question and offers alternative evaluation research designs. |
Published: September, 2005 |
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