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Thursday's Child series spotlights the daunting pathways through childhood, along with the public programs and policies meant to ease the journey. Co-hosted by the Urban Institute and the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall Center for Children, the series is moderated by Judy Woodruff.
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Related UI Researchers Publications on Children | Viewing 1-5 of 713. Most recent posts listed first. | Next Page >> | Preventing Child Support Arrears in Texas by Improving Front-end Processes (Research Report)In 2003, the Texas Office of Attorney General fundamentally altered the process of establishing child support orders, going from a highly judicial process of establishing orders to a process that establishes most orders administratively. It also substantially improved the issuance of income withholding orders. This report describes the implementation of these reforms and measures their impact. It finds that, after the reforms were implemented, the amount of time it takes to establish child support orders and income withholding orders on newly opened cases declined significantly and the amount of arrears assessed on newly established orders declined significantly, suggesting a highly successful initiative. Posted to Web: January 28, 2009 | Publication Date: January 28, 2009 | HealthConnect in Our Community: What Do Health Navigators, Community Health Workers, and Families Say About the Program? (Research Report)HealthConnect in Our Community is one component of a three-part initiative to address the health and related needs of children in Miami-Dade County. This report provides findings from five focus groups, two with community workers and three with parents. Both staff and parents are pleased with the program. They believe that the greatest strength of the program is its responsiveness to the cultural diversity represented in Miami-Dade County. The focus group participants also provided some areas for improvement, such as the need to raise the program's visibility in the community; improve targeting of services; and standardize data collection protocols. Posted to Web: January 22, 2009 | Publication Date: November 01, 2007 | Evaluation of HealthConnect in Our Community: Final Report (Research Report)In 2005 The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County initiated HealthConnect in Our Community, designed to improve the health of children and adolescents in the county. The program uses community workers to reach out to underserved children and their families. The Urban Institute and three local consultants conducted a formative assessment the program's first year of operation. In a six-day site visit we interviewed 26 individuals, observed program operations in 19 separate locations, and conducted five focus groups, three with clients and two with program staff. This report summarizes the findings from the evaluation, and provides recommendations for improving the program. Posted to Web: January 22, 2009 | Publication Date: January 01, 2008 | Prospects for Reducing Uninsured Rates among Children: How Much Can Premium Assistance Programs Help? (Policy Briefs/Timely Analysis of Health Policy Issues)With the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under consideration in early 2009, an important question is the extent to which uninsured children could be covered under employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) through premium assistance programs. Only 440,000 uninsured children who are eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP have at least one parent with ESI coverage. Since many more uninsured children are eligible for public programs than have access to ESI through their parents, policies to increase enrollment and retention in Medicaid and SCHIP have much greater potential than premium assistance programs to close coverage gaps among children. Posted to Web: January 16, 2009 | Publication Date: January 16, 2009 | Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation (Research Report)In September 2007, child support arrears had reached $107 billion. The purpose of this report is to provide information about the individuals who owe child support arrears, estimate how much arrears are likely to be collected, and identify the factors that have led to their rapid growth. We find that most arrears are owed by noncustodial parents who have no or low reported incomes. We estimate that 40 percent of arrears in seven large states are likely to be collected over 10 years. The primary reason arrears have grown is because many states have begun to assess interest on arrears. Posted to Web: January 14, 2009 | Publication Date: July 11, 2007 |
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