poverty

The purpose of this brief was to examine the demographics, experiences, perspectives, and behavioral strategies of people who carry both child support and criminal legal financial obligations, whom we refer to as people with dual debt.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether children in families experiencing child maltreatment across multiple generations differ in MCA proficiency from maltreated children whose parents were not maltreated. 

The purpose of this study was to explore the status of children from families with varying levels of TANF participation by examining a set of educational outcomes that have been shown to be important indicators of child well-being.

In an effort to better understand the impact of sanctions on children’s educational outcomes, the current study addressed the following questions: 1) What are the characteristics of the families who experience sanctions? 2) What is the relationship between sanction experiences and educational outcomes of school attendance and enrollment disruptions for children in elementary, middle and high school? 3) What is the relationship between sanction timings and negative educational outcomes?

To describe one attempt at using statewide administrative data from child welfare and education systems in one Midwestern state to form a broader picture of how homeless and highly mobile students are faring.

This review of the literature examines the multiple roles of Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance (CCAP) in terms of family functioning and well-being. It offers an overview of how CCAP might be viewed as just one of the complex set of factors that can influence family functioning and child well-being when young children require care.

This study is a follow-up to a previous report on the high school graduation outcomes of adolescents involved in the child protection system in Minnesota. This new analysis explores the economic outcomes of the cohort of former high school seniors, examining their wages and public assistance use two years after they left high school.