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Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs

THE STATE OF THE FIELD Contents Defining Positive Youth Development Selecting Programs for Review Program Findings Evaluation Findings Summary

Implementing Welfare Reform Requirements for Teenage Parents: Lessons from Experience in Four States

by Robert G. Wood and John Burghardt Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Efforts by Child Welfare Agencies to Address Domestic Violence: The Experiences of Five Communities

Laudan Y. Aron and Krista K. Olson The Urban Institute March 1997

Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence in Six Communities: Beyond the Justice System

by Sandra J. Clark, Martha R. Burt, Margaret M. Schulte and Karen Maguire of the Urban Institute for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, October, 1996.

Child Care Quality: Does It Matter and Does It Need to be Improved?

Child Care Quality: Does it Matter and Does It Need to be Improved? Executive Summary Contents Does the Quality of Child Care Have Meaningful Effects on Childrens Developmental Outcomes? What Is the Quality of Care in the United States? Is There a Case for Public Investment in Quality Child Care? Conclusions

Evaluation of the District of Columbia's Demonstration Program, "Managed Care System for Disabled and Special Needs Children": Year One Report

Robert Coulam, Carol Irvin, Michele Teitelbaum, Laurine Thomas and Tanisha Carino Abt Associates Inc. July 28, 1998

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.

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

Evaluation of Abstinence Education Programs Funded Under Title V, Section 510

Contents Evaluation of Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs Early Implementation and Operational Lessons More Lessons to Come Analysis and Reporting Plans

Application Process for TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and SCHIP

This report explores one key dimension of access to public benefits the application and eligibility determination process. Of particular interest is how local-level administrative procedures and operations may generally affect eligible families access to benefits. Special consideration is given to exploring these issues as they relate to immigra

National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Findings on Local CPS Practices - Executive Summary

Contents Introduction Agency Administration and Staffing Screening and Intake Investigation and Alternative Response Collaboration with Other Agencies Changes in CPS Practice Variation by Administrative Structure Site Visits to Local Agencies Conclusions

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. Endnotes

1 In general, grantees own the data generated by or resulting from a grant-supported project. Special terms and conditions of the award may specify alternative rights, e.g., under a cooperative agreement or if there are shared rights to data. Except as otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the award, the grantee is free to copyright

V. Agency Quality Assurance Policies, Standards,

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. V. Agency Quality Assurance Policies, Standards, and Processes for Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated to the Public

Overview

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. I. Agency Mission

Founded in 1887, today NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S. NIH, comprised of 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is 1 of 8 health agencies of the Public Health Service, which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. III. Types of Information Disseminated

We make a large number of documents and information available to a variety of audiences. The major types, with examples of each, are provided here. Public Communications About Risk As part of our mission to protect the public health and safety, we provide the public with a wide variety of information on risk, including information on food

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. C. HHS Responsibilities

In accordance with the OMB Guidelines, agencies subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44USC 3502(1)) are required to:

HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public

This site describes the HHS Information Quality Guidelines as well as the supporting administrative mechanisms to request correction of information covered under the guidelines. The HHS Guidelines were developed in accordance with the provisions of P.L. 106-554 and OMB government-wide requirements directing all federal agencies to issue guidelines

Examples of Promising Practices for Integrating and Coordinating Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act. 3. Coordinatingoutreach and enrollment

Location and Programs Practice Additional Resources Iowa – Children’s Health Program

A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Some, but Not All, Low-Income Men Live in Central Cities

Where low-income men live within a metropolitan area—and, specifically, whether they live within or beyond a cen-tral city—may affect what services and resources may be available to them, or where jobs and schools are located. Also, whether the state has one or more major metropoli-tan areas with sizeable populations of low-income men may shap

In the Running for Successful Outcomes: Exploring the evidence for Thresholds of School Readiness Technical Report

This study represents a multi-method approach to examining the evidence for thresholds in the association between children's school readiness and subsequent academic, social and emotional outcomes, both within and across domains. In addition to a literature review, multiple analytical methods were applied to two national data sets to examine these

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