Families, Children & Youth
Los Angeles County Juvenile Crime Prevention Act: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Report
Rand Corporation
This 159-page US report deals with the outcomes of measures designed to reduce juvenile crime in Los Angeles County
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-23
School Readiness, Full-Day Kindergarten and Student Achievement: An Empirical Investigation
Rand Corporation
This US report examines how childrens' skills and knowledge at kindergarten entry predict achievement in later grades
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-11
Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
Rand Corporation
This 90-page report focuses on the development and implementation of child care rating and improvement systems in the US
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-10-24
Healthy Families New York (HFNY)
Rand Corporation
Healthy Families New York (HFNY) is a community-based prevention program that seeks to improve the health and well-being of children at risk for abuse and neglect by providing intensive home visitation services. This report evaluates the programme to date.
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-28
Promising Practices for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Rand Corporation
This US issue brief provides a concise overview of child abuse and neglect prevention, including a summary of the scope of the problem, a discussion of the costs to individuals and society, and promising strategies for prevention
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-29
The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California
Rand Corporation
A 238-page study analyzing the economic returns from investing in high-quality pre-school education in California
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-07-11
The Influence of Personal, Family, and School Factors on Early Adolescent Substance Use
Rand Corporation
This US study of middle school students in Southern California found that racial and ethnic variations in substance use among young adolescents are influenced by individual, family and school factors
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-12
How Deployments Affect Service Members
Rand Corporation
A 150-page study of the challenges faced by US active-duty service members in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-06-02
Getting to Outcomes: 10 Steps for Achieving Results-Based Accountability
Rand Corporation
A 20-page US Manual designed to provide guidance to practitioners involved in substance abuse prevention programmes for young people
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-09-20
The Relative Effectiveness of 10 Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in the United States
Rand Corporation
A 126-page report on the results of a comparative study of youth substance abuse treatment programs in the US
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-06-07
A Golden Opportunity: Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System
Rand Corporation
A 172-page US study of the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education (ECE) caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-03-01
Current Generation Youth Programs: What Works, What Doesn't, and at What Cost?
Rand Corporation
A US paper reviewing the costs and benefits of different out-of-school programmes developed to improve developmental outcomes for teenagers
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-04-28
Adolescent Romantic Relationships as Precursors of Healthy Adult Marriages
Rand Corporation
A 156-page US report evaluating the current landscapes of theory, research and interventions addressing the role of adolescent romantic relationships in the development of healthy adult marriages
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-11-12
Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Adolescent Probationers
Rand Corporation
This 3-page abstract of a U.S. study identifies a programme that succeeded in helping young probationers reduce substance abuse and improve psychological functioning
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-11-09
How Parental HIV Affects Children
Rand Corporation
This 7-page US research brief examines the unique challenges faced by children of HIV-infected parents and indicates how some of the negative effects of parental HIV on children could be ameliorated
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-19
How Schools Can Help Students Recover from Traumatic Experiences
Rand Corporation
A 75-page US toolkit showing how to provide school-based mental health programmes for children exposed to violence, natural disasters and other traumatic events
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-11-11
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise
Rand Corporation
A 201-page U.S. review of research shedding light on effective early childhood intervention programmes
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-01-16
Childhood Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Rand Corporation
A US web page consisting of a collection of links to summaries of research relating to childhood obesity, nutrition and physical activity
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-05-13
Assessing the Validity of the Qualistar Early Learning Quality Rating and Improvement System
Rand Corporation
This 130-page US study assesses a QRIS developed to improve child care quality
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-26
County-Level Estimates of the Effects of a Universal Pre-School Program in California
Rand Corporation
An 84-page study of the potential benefits and costs of a high-quality one-year universal pre-school programme, based on research conducted in California
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-01-16
Forging the Link Between Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking
Rand Corporation
A 5-page US summary of research examining the linkage between alcohol advertising and underage drinking
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-04-11
Prepared to Learn
Rand Corporation
A 258-page US study into the nature and quality of early care and education for pre-school age children in California
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-08-26
Forging the Link Between Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking
Rand Corporation
A 5-page U.S. research brief investigating the link between alcohol advertising and underage drinking
Families, Children & Youth, Drug AbusePosted: 2006-02-24
Adolescent Drinking: It is not Just About Limiting Media Exposure
Rand DPRC
A 1-page summary of the results of a US survey of the comparative influence of close adults, peers and media exposure on the drinking habits of adolescent schoolchildren
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-03-16
Linking Schools and Early Years Services
RCH
This 129-page Australian report highlights the importance of the early years in relation to children's development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-07-09
Keeping Up: Strengthening Transitions from Education into Work for Indigenous Young People
Reconciliation Australia, Dusseldop Skills Forum
An Australian report that draws on the key insights of "How Young Indigenous People are Faring", mapping the patterns of what is happening for young Indigenous people and identifies what improvements can be made
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-06-18
How Young Indigenous People are Faring: Key Indicators 1996-2006
Reconciliation Australia, Dusseldop Skills Forum
This 130-page report deals with the learning and work situation of young indigenous Australians
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-06-18
Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships
Research Service - Parliament of New South Wales
A 73-page Australian briefing paper surveying Australian legal arrangements for same-sex relationships
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-06-13
Therapeutic Cloning: The Infertility Treatment Amendment Bill 2007
Research Service - Parliament of Victoria
This 55-page Australian issue brief discusses a range of issues relevant to the Infertility Treatment Amendment Bill 2007
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-04-26
Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A 12-page US research brief examining the changes in marketing necessary to promote healthy eating habits
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2008-12-24
State of the World's Mothers 2009
Save the Children
This 62-page report focuses on the critical importance of children’s experiences in their early years. It suggests specific activities mothers and caregivers can do with their young children to help them reach their full potential in school
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-13
Starting School: The Effect of Early Childhood Factors on Child Well-Being
SFI
A 32-page Danish working paper analyzing the relationship between early childhood factors and future child well-being
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2007-04-05
Parental Investments in Children: How Bargaining and Educational Homogamy Affect Time Allocation
SFI
This 39-page Danish working paper studies parental time investment in their children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-08-10
Documentation of 'Care Packages' for Children in OECD's 2003 Tax/Ben Model
SFI
This 44-page Danish working paper consists of documentation for the modelling of schemes implemented in OECD's 2003 Tax/Ben model for use in the 'Carearchitecture' childcare project
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-10
Triggering Movements into and out of Child Poverty: A Comparative Study of New Zealand, Britain and West Germany
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
A 14-page New Zealand paper studying the significance of trigger events and responses in relation to child poverty
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-08-10
Are the Outcomes of Young Adults Limited by the Family Income Experienced in Childhood?
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
A 28-page New Zealand paper examining the effects of early family income on a wide variety of detrimental outcomes experienced by young adults
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-08-10
The Impact of Young Motherhood
Social Policy Research Centre
This 4-page Australian article examines the economic situation of young mothers in Australia
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-07
Women's Lifework: Labour Market Transition Experiences of Women
Social Policy Research Centre
A 118-page Australian report describing the labour market transition experiences of Australian mothers balancing work and family responsibilities
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-03-15
A Cross-National Comparison on the Impact of Children on Adult Time
Social Policy Research Centre
This 30-page Australian discussion paper compares the impact of children on adult time-use in Australia, Italy, Norway and Germany
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-03-26
Youth Suicide Prevention Position Statement
SPA
This 29-page Australian paper consolidates some previously inaccessible information on youth suicide and outlines the current programs and initiatives in place in Australia to tackle it, including highlighting the role of schools
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-08
Benefits of a Speech Pathology Programme
Speech Pathology Australia
This Australian background paper claims that a speech pathology programme has important lessons for the treatment of teens with behavioural problems
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-20
Out-of-Home Care for Children in Australia: A Review of Literature and Policy
SPRC
This 70-page Australian study reviews trends in out-of-home care for children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-09
Staying Home Leaving Violence: Listening to Women’s Experiences
SPRC
A 38-page Australian report of the findings from an innovative and developing program which provides practical and emotional support to women leaving domestic violence, with the aim to support the victims to remain safely in their own home
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-05-19
Evaluation Plan: Early Intervention Program
SPRC
A 42-page Australian plan for the evaluation of a voluntary intervention programme designed to assist families encountering problems in caring for their children
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-10-30
Family Resilience Where Families Have a Child (0-8 years) with Disability
SPRC
This 91-page Australian report develops the understanding of resilience in families with a disabled child
Disability, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-08-18
Evaluation of the Self-directed Support Pilot for Children and Young Adults with a Physical Disability
SPRC
A 48-page evaluation of the outcomes, process and costs of the Australian Self Directed Support pilot
Families, Children & Youth, DisabilityPosted: 2011-03-22
Evaluation of the Self -directed Support Pilot Second Report for Children and Young Adults with a Physical Disability
SPRC
An Australian report on the outcomes of a pilot programme supporting children and young adults by facilitating community inclusion and and the empowerment of service users to make their own choices about their support
Disability, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-04-05
Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers
SPRC
This 170-page Australian paper consists of two reports on post-diagnosis support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2011-05-19
The Impact of Young Motherhood on Education, Employment and Marriage
SPRC
A 37-page Australian discussion paper examining the outcomes of women who have their first child when young
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-11-20
Young Carers: Social Policy Impacts of the Caring Responsibilities of Children and Young Adults
SPRC
A 134-page theoretically-informed and policy-focused quantitative and qualitative study on young carers in Australia
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-12-19
Young Motherhood and Child Outcomes
SPRC
A 41-page Australian report tests for the existence of a causal impact of mother’s age at birth in Australia. Outcomes for young children and for teenagers/young adults are considered
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-16
Family Joblessness in Australia
SPRC
A 4-page article examining the problem of family joblessness in Australia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-17
Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile
Statistics Canada
This 64-page annual report provides the most current data on the nature and extent of family violence in Canada, as well as trends over time. This year, the focus of the report is a profile of shelters that provide residential services to women and children fleeing abusive situations
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-10-22
Navigating Family Transitions: Evidence from the General Social Survey 2006
Statistics Canada
A 28-page Canadian report investigating how young Canadian families are negotiating certain key transitions that have significant impacts on the early years of family life
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-06-19
Canadian Nine-year-olds at School
Statistics Canada
This 68-page report provides an overview of the school achievement of Canadian 9-year-old children in 2006/2007. The paper focuses on similarities and differences between girls and boys; between children from low-income and higher-income homes; between provinces; and, where relevant, between communities of different sizes. The report looks at the education environments of the children and at links between environment and achievement. It also examines the links between early school readiness indicators at age 5 and school achievement at age 9, when the children were in grade 3 and grade 4
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-09-28
How do Families and Unattached Individuals Respond to Layoffs? Evidence from Canada
Statistics Canada
A 37-page Canadian report examining whether earnings of wives and teenagers increase in response to layoffs experienced by husbands
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-02-29
Straight Talk Helps Young Ugandans Protect Themselves from HIV
Straight Talk Foundation et al.
This 52-page report evaluates a multimedia campaign conducted in Uganda to change the sexual behaviour of Ugandan youth
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-11-07
Stengthening the Capacity of Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
This 656-page Australian survey throws new light on why most existing intervention programmes fail to overcome indigenous disadvantage
Indigenous Affairs, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-22
Early Learnings: Indigenous Community Development Projects Report
Telstra Foundation
This 78-page Australian report evaluates 14 community-identified projects designed to create positive opportunities for indigenous children and youth
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-10-12
Supporting Women From CALD Backgrounds Who Are Victims/survivors of Sexual Violence
The Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault
This brief aims to raise awareness of the circumstances of refugee and immigrant women who are survivors of sexual violence as they establish new lives in Australia
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-02-21
Investing in Children's Development: The Importance of Early Relationships
The Benevolent Society
This 20-page Australian paper outlines why it is so important for families, workers and communities to support children’s early development through warm, nurturing care, particularly for children living in families and communities that are under stress because of poverty, violence and discrimination
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-16
Making Care Coordination a Critical Component of the Pediatric Health System: A Multidisciplinary Framework
The Commonwealth Fund
This 34-page US report proposes a framework for care coordination in a high-performing pediatric health care system
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-21
Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time
The Wallace Collection
This 106-page US study examines how to get youths to participate regularly in after-school programmes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-29
Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
This 27-page US study examines the performance of America's highest-achieving children over time and finds that many high-achieving students struggle to maintain their elite performance over the years and often fail to improve their reading ability at the same rate as their average and below-average classmates
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-27
Part-Time is No Crime - So Why the Penalty?
U.K. Equal Opportunities Commission
The 42-page U.K. interim report of an investigation into flexible and part-time working
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-15
Tackling Domestic Violence: Providing Advocacy and Support to Survivors of Domestic Violence
U.K. Home Office
This 14-page U.K. development and practice report aims to provide concise guidance to practitioners working directly with female victims of domestic violence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-24
Early Stages in the Development of the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme (IDAP): Implementing the Duluth Domestic Violence Pathfinder
U.K. Home Office
A 17-page report on a process evaluation of a scheme designed to intervene in domestic violence cases
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-25
Tackling Domestic Violence: Providing Support for Children Who Have Witnessed Domestic Violence
U.K. Home Office
This 18-page U.K. development and practice report offers recommendations for those involved in supporting children who have witnessed, or are currently witnessing, domestic violence. The report draws on the lessons of a number of projects
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-12-08
Tackling Domestic Violence: Exploring the Health Service Contribution
U.K. Home Office
One of a series of reports dealing with domestic violence in the U.K., this 85-page report explores the health service contribution to tackling domestic violence
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-10-25
Young People, Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Findings from the 2003 Crime and Justice Survey
U.K. Home Office
A 6-page document summarizing the findings of a self-report survey to measure the extent and nature of criminality and antisocial behaviour by young people aged 10-25
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-01-25
Work-related Learning: The Story So Far
U.K. Office for Standards in Education
A 20-page U.K. report examining the lessons to be learned from a survey of vocational education and training for 14 to 19 year olds in Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-06-14
Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A 100-page report on six categories of priority risk behaviour among youth and young adults in the U.S. during 2003
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2004-07-30
Head Start Impact Study Final Report: Executive Summary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This 35-page executive summary of a US report into the Head Start programme finds that most gains in cognitive development fade out by first grade
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-01-20
Child Welfare: Better Data and Evaluations Could Improve Processes and Programs for Adopting Children With Special Needs
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 56-page U.S. study examining how special needs adoptions might be facilitated
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-07-19
Juvenile Firesetting: A Research Overview
U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
An 8-page U.S. bulletin providing an outline of research and theories relating to juvenile firesetting.
Crime, Law & Order, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-06-06
Supporting the Supporters: Families of Drug Misusers
UK Drug Policy Commission
This 8-page UK study reveals the ‘hidden burden’ of families caring for relatives with drug problems
Drug Abuse, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-12-03
Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education
UNESCO
A 405-page report on global progress to providing universal basic education, with particular focus on early childhood care and education
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-11-20
Child Povertry in Rich Countries 2005
UNESCO
This 40-page report provides statistics on child poverty in the OECD countries
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-04-06
An Overview of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries
UNICEF
This 52-page report examines the extent to which children's basic needs are being met in rich countries
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-02-19
The State of the World's Children 2007
UNICEF
This 160-page report examines the discrimination and disempowerment suffered by women
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-05-02
State of the World's Children 2011: Adolescence - An age of Opportunity
UNICEF
This 148-page report outlines the challenges adolescents face in health, education, protection and participation, and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-04
World Youth Report 2003
United Nations
A 429-page overview of the global situation of young people, covering such matters as education, employment, poverty, health, environment, drugs, delinquency, leisure
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-06-01
The State of the World's Children 2005: Childhood Under Threat
United Nations Children's Fund
A 164-page report showing that nearly half the world's children are suffering extreme deprivation from poverty, war and HIV/AIDS
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-12-18
World Youth Report 2010: Youth and Climate Change
United Nations Programme on Youth
This 192-page report offers suggestions on how young people might be more effectively integrated as individual and collective agents of change within the realm of climate change adaptation and mitigation
Families, Children & Youth, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-09
Resilient Children: Literature Review and Evidence from the HOPE VI Panel Study: Final Report
Urban Institute
This 41-page U.S. study aims to identify factors relating to resilient outcomes for children living in distressed communities
Families, Children & Youth, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-11
The Effect of Specific Welfare Policies on Poverty
Urban Institute
This 51-page US study measures the effect of different policies on the poverty rates of ever-single mothers and their children
Poverty & Hunger, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-05-27
Marriages Made in Political Heaven: Families, Values and the Election
Urban Institute
Transcript of a U.S. forum dealing with the institution of marriage
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-05-12
More About the Dads: Exploring Associations between Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Welfare Case Outcomes
Urban Institute
This 30-page US study explores the relationships between nonresident father involvement with their children and child welfare case outcomes
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-03-28
Foster Care Adoption in the United States: A State-by-State Analysis of Barriers and Promising Approaches
Urban Institute
This 122-page U.S. report describes the complexities, progress and struggles states are experiencing in trying to move more children into adoption
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-11-24
Foster Care Adoption in the United States: An Analysis of Interest in Adoption and a Review of State Recruitment Policies
Urban Institute
This 27-page U.S. report examines adoption recruiting, describing levels of interest in adoption, identifying the prime movers, chanelling interest to foster care adoption
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-12-02
A Detailed Picture of Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital
Urban Institute
This 30-page US analysis looks at how parental education relates to education, lifetime earnings, health, and wealth
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2009-06-05
The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants
Urban Institute
A 57-page U.S. report examining the health and well-being of young children in immigrant families
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-10
Use of Relative Care by Working Parents
Urban Institute
A 2-page U.S. snapshot on the incidence of relatives caring for children while their parents are at work
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-04-28
An Analysis of Federally Prosecuted Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Cases
Urban Institute
This 163-page study examines the prosecution of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth in the United States. It looks at whether relevant federal laws are enforced, whether the courts increased penalties for such crimes, the features of successfully prosecuted cases, and the effects of legislation on service providers who work with victims
Families, Children & Youth, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2008-12-31
What do "I Do's" Do? Potential Benefits of Marriage for Cohabiting Couples With Children
Urban Institute
An 8-page U.S. study quantifying the benefits of marriage, as compared to cohabitation, for families with children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-26
Immigration and Child and Family Policy
Urban Institute
A 36-page report assessing how the changing demographics of the low-income child population are affecting child and familly policy in the US (with special reference to immigrant families)
Immigration & Refugees, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-09-21
Systematic Review of the Impact of Marriage and Relationship Programs
Urban Institute
This 43-page U.S. report reviews different evaluations of marriage and relationship programmes designed to improve relationships
Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-02-24
Do Child Characteristics Affect How Children Fare in Families Receiving and Leaving Welfare?
Urban Institute
A 46-page U.S. discussion paper studying the developmental risks of children and adolescents in the families of former recipients and current recipients of welfare
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-20
Intentions and Results: A Look Back at the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Urban Institute
A series of papers (138-pages) examining the effects of the US Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and its implementation
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-25
Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve
Urban Institute
A 10-page US study of the characteristics and parenting approaches of poor, depressed mothers with infants, as well as the mothers’ access to services
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-09-20