What’s New
Supporting Parents of Young Children in the Child Welfare System
This report explores the challenges and opportunities of improving mandated parent training. Drawing on lessons from research and practice it calls on states, courts and communities to use a more intentional, cost effective, and strategic approach to required parent training.
Asset Poverty and Debt Among Families with Children
We explore the concept of asset poverty and estimate the proportion of families who are asset poor, then examine debt and financial assets of families with children. The report concludes with policy implications and recommendations to promote financial security of families with children.
Featured Projects
Project THRIVE
Project THRIVE is a public policy analysis and education initiative to promote healthy child development and to provide policy support to the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) initiatives.
Improving the Odds for Adolescents
Improving the Odds for Adolescents is a two-year project to improve health outcomes for adolescents – with a special focus on disadvantaged youth – through the strengthening of state policies, including fiscal strategies.