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The Statute Provides More Flexibility for Review than Allowed by the Current Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures

This brief analyzes what is statutorily required through the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and how the Clearinghouse is currently evaluating programs and services under the handbook with the goal of identifying potential opportunities to improve Title IV-E prevention services availability at the federal level to ultimately reduce the number of children entering foster care at the
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Framework for a Public Repository of Artificial Intelligence Training Datasets Using EHR Data for Comparative Effectiveness Research & A Pediatric ADHD Patient-Centered Outcomes Annotation Schema

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools, particularly those that use natural language processing (NLP), are becoming increasingly prominent in healthcare delivery. For these systems to operate safely and reliably in clinical settings, they require high-quality training datasets drawn from multiple sources, including electronic health record (EHR) data, that closely reflect real-world conditions.
Research Brief

The CAPTA State Grant Program Represents Less Than One Percent of Child Welfare Spending but Places Many Requirements on States to Drive System Design

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ASPE Data Point

Estimates of Child Care Subsidy Eligibility & Receipt for Fiscal Year 2022

In 2022, 11.8 million children were eligible for childcare subsidies under federal rules; under state rules – which can be more restrictive – 9.1 million were eligible.1.8 million children received subsidies, representing 16 percent of those eligible under federal rules and
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Harnessing the Value of Electronic Health Record Data for Research

The United States (U.S.) faces urgent health challenges, including poor maternal and childhood health outcomes, childhood obesity, opioid use disorder, cancer, and chronic conditions, which require personalized care tailored to each patient’s unique circumstances.
ASPE Data Point

Increases in Head Start Change in Scope Requests from FY21 to FY24 Have Resulted in the Largest Reduction of Funded Slots in the History of Head Start

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Report to Congress, Visualization

Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors, Twenty-Fifth Report to Congress

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-432) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare an annual report to Congress on indicators and predictors of “welfare dependence.” That Act requires the report to include three programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (which replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
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Creating Effective Medicaid Data Linkages for Health Outcomes Research

Patients, clinicians, decision makers, and other stakeholders depend on robust, evidence-based information to make informed health care decisions. Linking Medicaid data to other sources enables a deeper understanding of how Medicaid services and interventions influence health outcomes.
Research Brief

The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States

The Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Use of Guardianship is Growing, but Lags Adoption Assistance and is Unevenly Used Across States May 2026 Administration for Children and Families & Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
Report

Advancing an Operational Definition of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for Use in Research

Background. Accurately estimating the prevalence of intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in the United States remains a challenge, with reported rates varying widely (3%-17%) based on the definitions and data sources used.