Adoption

Early Intervention Financing and Resources: Final Report

Report to Congress: Aging Services Technology Study

Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: Exchanging Interoperable Patient Assessment Information

Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: Exchanging Interoperable Patient Assessment Information Executive Summary Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP AHIMA Foundation Jennie Harvell Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department

More About the Dads: Exploring Associations Between Nonresident Father Involvement and Child Welfare Case Outcomes

Contents Definitions Findings Implications

Personalized Health Care Expert Panel Meeting: Summary Report

Contents Demonstrating Clinical Validity and Utility Demonstrating Value Reducing Health Disparities Educating and Engaging Providers and Consumers Using Databases to Build Evidence, Inform Decisions

Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives

Contents Introduction Literature Review Prevalence Contributing Factors Consequences of Obesity Intervention Research Federal Agency Activities Site Visit to Gila River Indian Community Directions for Future Research

Analysis of Supply, Distribution, Demand, and Access Issues Associated with Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV)

Contents IGIV Supply and Distribution - Key Findings IGIV Demand - Key Fundings IGIV Access Problems- Key Fundings

What About the Dads? Child Welfare Agencies' Efforts to Identify, Locate, and Involve Nonresident Fathers

Contents Methodology Description of Nonresident Fathers of Foster Children Findings on Identifying Nonresident Fathers Findings on Locating and Contacting Nonresident Fathers Findings on Father Involvement Issues Preventing Placement with Nonresident Fathers Caseworker Training on Father Involvement

Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics

Contents The Rural Context Review of Existing Research on the Three Focal Topics Data Sources Available to Conduct Research on the Focal Topics Implications of Study Findings Enhancing Rural Human Services Information

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 diso

Understanding Adoption Subsidies: An Analysis of AFCARS Data

Background

Evaluation of the New York City Home Rebuilders Demonstration

The HomeRebuilders project was an ambitious effort to test a major reform of the foster care system in New York City. In 1993, the New York State Department of Social Services (DSS) and the New York City Child Welfare Administration began testing a new approach to the financing of services to foster children and their birth families based on conce

Health Care in Transition: Technology Assessment in the Private Sector

Health Care in Transition: Technology Assessment in the Private Sector Prepared by: Richard Rettig of the RAND Corporation Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. July, 1996.

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues. Summary Report

Content Literature Review Need for Post-Adoption Services PAS Programs in Operation or Development Evaluation of PAS Case Studies of PAS Programs Need for Post-Adoption Services Characteristics of PAS Programs Discussion

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues: Analysis of Secondary Data

Contents

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues: Case Study

Contents Need for Post-adoption Services Program Structure and Services Program Development Program Goals and Eligibility Program Structure Services Offered Subsidies and Other Forms of Supports Evaluation Conclusion

On Their Own Terms: Supporting Kinship Care Outside of TANF and Foster Care

Contents Characteristics and Service Needs of Kinship Caregivers Alternative Kinship Care Program Models and Services Lessons Learned about Designing and Implementing Alternative Programs Policy Implications

Assessing the Context of Permanency and Reunification in the Foster Care System

Contents Permanency and Reunification Trends in 25 States Reunification From Foster Care in Nine States 1990-1997: Description and Interpretation The Role of Race in Parental Reunification Casework Decision Making Permanency: A Balancing Act The Evaluation of Programs for Permanency and Reunification Summary

Evaluation of Family Preservation and Reunification Programs: Final Report