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Improving Economic Mobility through Child Support: Opportunities for Future Research

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This two-pager presents knowledge gaps and research opportunities elevated during a national convening of child support and child poverty experts. The questions under each topic are opportunities where research can support child support program decision-making surrounding current issues elevated during the convening, though they do not cover the only important questions for study.

Buprenorphine Dispensing Among Women of Reproductive Age in the U.S. by Provider Type, 2013-2022 Data Brief

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This study of national retail pharmacy data from 2013 to 2022, found an overall increase in buprenorphine dispensed to women of reproductive age and a marked increase in fills that were prescribed by nurse practitioners/physician assistants.

Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council FY 2023 Report to Congress

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As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Congress provided HHS with funding for the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council (CICC). The CICC is charged with fostering greater coordination and transparency on child policy across federal agencies and examining a broad array of cross-cutting issues affecting child poverty and child well-being.

22nd Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors Report to Congress

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This report provides welfare dependence indicators through 2019 for most indicators and through 2020 for other indicators, reflecting changes that have taken place since enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996.

Fact Sheet: Approaches for engaging fathers in child support programs

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Child support payments are associated with increased parent-child engagement, which can lead not only to better academic and social outcomes for children but also to better parent-child and parent-parent relationships. Moreover, child support payments lifted nearly three-quarters of a million families out of poverty in 2017.

Postpartum Opioid Prescription Fills, Opioid Use Disorder, and Utilization of Medication-Assisted Treatment among Women with Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Coverage Issue Brief

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Postpartum Opioid Prescription Fills, Opioid Use Disorder, and Utilization of Medication-Assisted Treatment among Women with Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Coverage Issue Brief Mir M. Ali, Kristina West, and Emma Nye U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Affordable Care Act and Women

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By: Alison Cuellar, Adelle Simmons, and Kenneth Finegold, ASPE Abstract

Earnings and Child Support Participation Among Reentering Fathers

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A father’s incarceration can represent a serious threat to economic stability for his children and family, yet little is known about earnings and child support payments among justice-involved men over the course of incarceration and release.

Study of Fathers’ Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework

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Prepared under contract to ASPE, with funding from ACF by: Freya Sonenstein, Karin Malm, and Amy Billing The Urban Institute

Why Health Matters for Low-Income Fathers

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This brief will help community-based organizations serving low-income fathers better understand the new opportunities offered under the Affordable Care Act, why it is important information for their clients, and how they can help their clients get connected to health coverage and care.

Ten Key Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives

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Ten Key Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives February 2008 Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Prepared By: Karin Martinson and Demetra Nightingale The Urban Institute

Enhancing Child Support Enforcement Efforts Through Improved Use of Information on Debtor Income

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Contents Background Summary of Findings Implications for State Child Support Enforcement Agencies Background The recently released National Child Support Enforcement

47 Million Women Have Guaranteed Access to Women's Preventive Services with Zero Cost-Sharing Under the Affordable Care Act

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//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN> ASPE Issue Brief 47 Million Women Will Have Guaranteed Access To Women's Preventive Services With Zero Cost-Sharing Under The Affordable Care Act July 31, 2012

Marital Quality and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Family Process Literature

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  Marital Quality and Parent-Adolescent Relationships Marital Quality and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Family Process Literature May 2009

Incarceration and the Family: A Review of Research and Promising Approaches for Serving Fathers and Families

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Prepared for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Administration for Children and Families/Office of Family Assistance

A Woman's Journey Home: Challenges for Female Offenders and Their Children

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From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities A Womans Journey Home: Challenges for Female Offenders and Their Children By: Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW Co-director, Center for Gender & Justice December 2001

Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children

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From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children Ross D. Parke University of California, Riverside K. Alison Clarke-Stewart University of California, Irvine December 2001

Inside the Black Box of Interactions Between Programs and Participants: Re-conceptualizing Subgroups for Fatherhood Program Evaluation

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Incarceration and the Family: A Review of Research and Promising Approaches for Serving Fathers and Families

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The number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is at a historic high. There are almost 2.3 million individuals in U.S. jails and prisons and more than 798,000 people on parole.

Characteristics of Families Using Title IV-D Services in 1995

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