Child welfare
How to Change the Trajectory of Low-Income Children? Help the Parents.
News Article
Mar 14, 2018
Education leaders reconvened on Tuesday to continue discussing how to help kids by helping their parents. The approach, known as the “Two-Gen” method is based on data showing a child’s trajectory is largely determined by their parents’ stability.
Network Effectiveness in Community Collaborations: Learning from the Chicago Community Networks Study
Network Effectiveness in Community Collaborations: Learning from the Chicago Community Networks Study
Report
Nov 1, 2017
Why do some neighborhoods appear able to launch effective local improvement initiatives, while others are more hampered by fragmentation and mistrust? Why can some communities mobilize diverse constituencies to influence public policy, while others cannot?
Two-Generation Strategies in Public Housing: Promoting Success for the Whole Family
Two-Generation Strategies in Public Housing: Promoting Success for the Whole Family
Case study
Jul 10, 2017
These case studies provide a framework for implementing
or replicating promising approaches to use two-generation initiatives
specifically with housing authority residents as means to improve
life outcomes.
A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain
Video
May 19, 2017
Over the past decade, new research has revealed the link between early trauma and lifelong mental health issues. These discoveries have since revolutionized social work, healthcare, and early education.
CBPP: Medicaid Helps Schools Help Children
CBPP: Medicaid Helps Schools Help Children
Medicaid provides affordable and comprehensive health coverage to over 30 million children. It also plays a little known but important role in supporting schools and making sure students, especially those with disabilities, get the care and services they need to succeed.
Policy Brief
Apr 19, 2017
For eligible children, Medicaid pays for the medical services schools provide to students with disabilities so they can get an education.
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