This research brief examines pathways to the child SSI program, drawing upon analysis of administrative data and site visits to Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Texas. It finds that informal referrals appear to be most common, though schools, health care providers, and legal services staff also play a role.
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Advanced SearchHHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Implementation Progress Report 2011-2014
November 2015
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Office of Minority Health
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HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Implementation Progress Report 2011-2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (HHS Disparities Action Plan) is the most comprehensive federal commitment to date for reducing, and eventually eliminating disparities in health and health care.
An Assessment of the State of the Art for Measuring Burden of Illness
Prepared for: Ansalan Stewart U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: Amanda A. Honeycutt, Thomas Hoerger, Alex Hardee, Linda Brown, and Kevin Smith RTI International RTI Project Number: 0212050.005.001 Background
Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood: Youth with Depression/Anxiety
The transition to adulthood can be particularly challenging when a young adult experiences mental health problems. This fact sheet uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to explore the young adult outcomes and adolescent risk behaviors of youth suffering from depression and anxiety as they make this transition. [5 PDF Pages]
Refugee Economic Self-Sufficiency: An Exploratory Study of Approaches Used in Office of Refugee Resettlement Programs
The purpose of this exploratory study was to learn what factors and approaches utilized by Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) programs contribute to refugee economic self-sufficiency. The issue of whether these approaches were applicable to mainstream welfare-to-work programs was also addressed.
Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: Peggy Halpern, Ph.D.
Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Learning from the Goals, Uses and Key Elements of Existing Federal Voucher Programs
By: Andrew Burwick and Gretchen Kirby Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) Submitted to: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation