In this second edition of the annual State of Grandfamilies in America report, Generations United identified key State laws and policies specifically designed to address barriers and better support the diverse and unique population of grandparents and other relatives raising children. All 50 States and the District of Columbia were evaluated based on the availability of these laws and policies. To identify States with the most promising laws and policies to support grandfamilies, Generations United used the following criteria: percentage of children in foster care who are placed with…
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Over time, the American workforce has become more educated and the college-going population has diversified. Today’s students tend to be older and often have young children. About 1 million low-income parents who attend school or training also work. Further, many combine full-time work with full-time school attendance. This brief summarizes this population’s characteristics, how they address these competing demands, and the supports they receive while doing so. The brief suggests how existing federal policy initiatives such as the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Child…
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A recent symposium on poor urban men began with a question: Why focus on men? Three reasons were cited. First, most men have children—nearly two-thirds of young low-educated men are fathers—and fathers represent an important potential source of family income and financial support for children. Second, since 2000, poor urban men have retreated en masse from employment as median wages for low-skilled workers have dropped and their incarceration rate has shot up. Third, much research on the 1990s' welfare reforms focused on poor single women with children, whereas relatively little attention has…
Accidents happen to everyone, but there are things we can do to make them happen less often and be less dangerous. To keep babies and infants safe, the first step is to know how they are most likely to get hurt. Drawing on data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, this guide gives information about the kinds of accidents that are the most common for children before age 1, and then offers suggestions about what dads can do to help avoid these accidents. Because babies’ injuries from accidents are less common but may be more dangerous than older children’s injuries, most…
Accidents happen to everyone, but there are things we can do to make them happen less often and be less dangerous. To keep children safe, the first step is to know how they are most likely to get hurt. Drawing on data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,1 this guide gives information about the kinds of accidents that are the most common and the most dangerous for children between the ages of 5 and 14, and then offers suggestions about what dads can do to help avoid these accidents. Most children do not get seriously hurt, but it is important to know what dangers they…
Accidents happen to everyone, but there are things we can do to make them happen less often and be less dangerous. To keep teens safe, the first step is to know how they are most likely to get hurt. Drawing on data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,1 this guide gives information about the kinds of accidents that are the most common and the most dangerous for children between the ages of 15 and 19, and then offers suggestions about what dads can do to help avoid these accidents and other problems. Most teens do not get seriously hurt, but it is important to know what…
Accidents happen to everyone, but there are things we can do to make them happen less often and be less dangerous. To keep children safe, the first step is to know how they are most likely to get hurt. Drawing on data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,1 this guide gives information about the kinds of accidents that are the most common and the most dangerous for children between the ages of 1 and 4, and then offers suggestions about what dads can do to help avoid these accidents. Most children do not get seriously hurt, but it is important to know what dangers they…
Numerous parents participate in parenting programmes to promote child development, but few programmes consider relationships within family systems. While both parents’ attendance can improve outcomes, both are rarely able to attend, with mothers typically being the participant. The study aims to understand whether changes to parenting practices can occur from one parent’s attendance and, if so, what factors promote the non-attending parent’s modified parenting practices. A mixed-method evaluation was conducted: semi-structured interviews, surveys and focus groups. In this study, both parents…
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This brief from the Head Start Health Manager Descriptive Study explores family engagement through these research questions: In what ways do Head Start/Early Head Start programs support family engagement in health-related aspects of program services? What are the barriers to family engagement in health-related aspects of program services from the health manager perspective? To what extent do barriers to family engagement differ by program or health manager characteristics and the populations served? What are the implications regarding family engagement for Head Start/Early Head Start health…
This toolkit offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers, patients and families, and those recovering from opioid overdose. (Author Abstract)
