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Children, Youth, & Families

ASPE produces a range of policy research to promote child development, early childhood care and education, child welfare, positive youth development, and child and family well-being. 

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Behavioral Health Treatment by Service Type and Race and Ethnicity for Children…

Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors: 23rd Report to Congress

The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Leve…

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility & Receipt for Fiscal Year 2020

Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council FY 2023 Report to Congress

Final Report: Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data

Resources for Youth and Youth Programs

youth.gov: This page features resources to help create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest youth-related news. 

engage.youth.gov: This page provides youth-focused resources and opportunities that inspire and empower young people to make a difference in their lives and in the world around them by improving their knowledge and leadership skills. 

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Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America

Iowa Families That Left TANF: Why Did They Leave and How Are They Faring?

Foster Care Dynamics in Urban and Non-Urban Counties

Issue Papers on Foster Care and Adoption Foster Care Dynamics in Urban and Non-Urban Counties February 2002 This paper is available on the Internet at:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/fostercare-issues02/dynamics/index.htm

Iowa Families That Left TANF: How Are They Faring Two Years Later?

From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities

The conference summary report synthesizes key aspects of the Prisons to Home project including the state symposium discussions, conference plenary and break-out sessions, and the research papers developed for the conference.

Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Site Visit Report: The State of Missouri’s MC+ for Kids Program

Texas Families in Transition: Surviving Without TANF: An Analysis of Families Diverted From or Leaving TANF

Welfare Time Limits: State Policies, Implementation, and Effects on Families

by: Dan Bloom, Mary Farrell, and Barbara Fink with Diana Adams-Ciardullo

Assessing the Context of Permanency and Reunification in the Foster Care System: Wraparound Service Program in Santa Clara County, California

1. Introduction and BackgroundIn recent years, California has reinvigorated its efforts to preserve and reunify families coming to the attention of its child welfare system through legislative initiatives that enable counties to implement a continuum of services and undertake a number of innovative programs.

Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration

This paper provides an overview of family matters during incarceration as one means of informing public debate and actions in this emerging area of social policy and practice. The problems that families face when a parent is incarcerated and the strategies they use to manage those problems are described.