Contents Introduction Methods Results Conclusion Introduction In response to the problem of chronic homelessness, the U.S.
Office of Human Services Policy (HSP)
The Office of Human Services Policy (HSP) conducts policy research, analysis, evaluation, and coordination on various issues across the Department, including but not limited to, poverty and measurement, vulnerable populations, early childhood education and child welfare, family strengthening, economic support for families, and youth development. HSP serves as a liaison with other agencies on broad economic matters and is the Department’s lead on poverty research and analysis.
The Division of Children and Youth Policy focuses on policies related to the well-being of children and youth. Projects range from quick-turnaround policy analyses to large-scale experimental studies, and major policy initiatives. Key areas include early childhood, early care and education, home visiting, youth development and risky behaviors, parenting and family support, child welfare and foster care, linkages with physical and mental health, methods for evaluating what works, and strategies for improving research and data in these areas.
The Division of Family and Community Policy focuses on policies affecting various low-income populations. This includes policy development around major initiatives such as homelessness and reentry. It also includes conducting and coordinating analysis, research, and evaluation on the safety net, economic mobility and opportunity, welfare-to-work issues, strengthening families and responsible fatherhood, child support enforcement, and domestic violence. Other key priorities include place-based initiatives, the role of social capital in human services, human trafficking, benefits coordination.
The Division of Data and Technical Analysis focuses on policies and programs concerning low-income and otherwise disadvantaged populations. The Division provides data analytic capacity for policy development through data collection activities, secondary data analysis, modeling, and cost analyses. The Division focuses on cross-cutting human services policy issues such as income, poverty, cash and non-cash supports for low-income families, employment, fertility, and child welfare. The Division also issues annual updates to the poverty guidelines and reports to Congress on indicators of welfare dependence.
Topic Areas:
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Early Childhood and Child Welfare
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Economic Mobility and Employment
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Family Strengthening
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Poverty and Measurement
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Strengthening Communities
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Social Services Delivery and Implementation
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Vulnerable Populations
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Youth
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Advanced SearchVoices of Young Fathers: The Partners for Fragile Families Demonstration Projects
Contents Key Themes and Findings Perspectives on Fatherhood and Family Functioning Perspectives on the PFF Program Experience Perspectives on Child Support Perspectives on Employment H
Implementation of the Partners for Fragile Families Demonstration Projects
Contents Program Design Recruiting and Enrolling Participants PFF Program Services Implementation Challenges Lessons from the PFF Demonstration
Marital and Unmarried Births to Men: Complex Patterns of Fatherhood, Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2002
ASPE RESEARCH BRIEFMarital and Unmarried Births to Men Complex Patterns of Fatherhood Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2002 U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Marital and Unmarried Births to Men: Complex Patterns of Fatherhood Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2002
This ASPE research brief suggests that for most men, fatherhood is restricted to marriage. A significant fraction of men, however, have complex fertility patterns including un-married births, but also mixtures of marital, cohabiting, and single births. A man's pattern of births is related to a wide range of social and economic circumstances.
Developmental Problems of Maltreated Children and Early Intervention Options for Maltreated Children
This report describes the most common problems that maltreated infants and toddlers experience and highlights the benefits of early interventions for this population. In so doing, child welfare personnel and policymakers who are responsible for assessing, referring, and advocating for maltreated children can make more informed decisions. The report is divided into two parts.
Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs
Contents Focal Programs for This Report Evaluation Design Impacts on Behavior Impacts on Knowledge of Risks Associated with Teen Sex Impacts on Perceptions of Pregnancy and STD Prevention S
Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Contents Introduction Literature Review Prevalence Contributing Factors Consequences of Obesity Intervention Research
Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Learning from the Goals, Uses and Key Elements of Existing Federal Voucher Programs
By: Andrew Burwick and Gretchen Kirby Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) Submitted to: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation