This brief highlights the types of activities for which states can use CAPTA State Grant Program funding, analyzes appropriated funding for the grant program in the context of total child welfare funding, summarizes the assurances tied to receipt of program funding, and acknowledges ongoing efforts to improve transparency and data utility while reducing burdens for states.
Human Services
ASPE produces a range of policy research, analysis, and evaluation to strengthen human services programs and policies. Topics include well-being, employment and workforce, child welfare, technical assistance, early childhood care and education, and service delivery systems.
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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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Database, Dataset, Report
Building infrastructure and evidence for COVID-19 related research, using integrated data from NCHS Data Linkage Program
The overall goal of the project is to expand the utility of National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) linked data resources to support patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) through the development of publicly available synthetic linked data files.
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)
Research Brief
Child Welfare Technology System Implementation Shows Minimal Progress: After 10 years and $2 Billion, Modern Information Systems Are Still Out of Reach
This summary highlights key findings from this study. Readers are encouraged to download the full report for complete details and analysis.
Research Brief
Child Welfare Ombudsman Offices Provide System Oversight That Can Lead to Policy and Practice Reforms
This brief provides an overview of child welfare ombudsman offices, describes the landscape of state child welfare ombudsman programs and their common functions, reviews the effectiveness of their oversight, and identifies successes in improving child welfare processes and procedures. Key findings include:
ASPE Issue Brief, Visualization
The State of Rural Hospitals in the U.S, 2012-2023
ASPE’s Office of Health Policy has developed an Issue Brief modeling the key determinants of rural hospital closure or conversion as well as an interactive Rural Hospital Dashboard to highlight key characteristics and trends among rural hospitals.