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Children, Youth, & Families

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Enhancing the Well-Being of Young Children and Families in the Context of Welfare Reform

ByJane Knitzer and Nancy K. Cauthen National Center for Children in Poverty The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University In Collaboration withEllen Kisker Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Access to Child Care for Low-Income Working Families

Out of necessity or choice, mothers are working outside the home in greater numbers than ever before. In 1996, three out of four mothers with children between 6 and 17 were in the labor force, compared to one in four in 1965. Two-thirds of mothers with children under six now work.

Characteristics of Families Using Title IV-D Services in 1995

CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES USING TITLE IV-D SERVICES IN 1995 By Matthew Lyon May 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Data Source and Methodology Findings

Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground

A Report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection Department of Health and Human Services
Report to Congress

Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground: A Report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection

In a field where difficult decisions are made every day, child welfare workers face particular dilemmas when working with the extremely troubled families whose complex and multiple problems include both substance abuse and child maltreatment.  Central to their challenge is that addiction to alcohol and other drugs can be a chronic, relapsing disorder and recovery can be a long term process

Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs

SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP Baruch Fischhoff, Nancy A. Crowell, and Michele Kipke, Editors Board on Children, Youth, and Families Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council Institute of Medicine