Author: Renée Wilson-Simmons

Strong at the Broken Places: The Resiliency of Low-Income Parents

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Renée Wilson-Simmons, Yang Jiang, Yumiko Aratani
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Publication Type Report
Post date April 1, 2017

Several organizations are actively promoting two-generation approaches, most notably The Aspen Institute, Foundation for Child Development, and Annie E. Casey Foundation. Social-emotional competence in children – the ability to manage emotions, express needs and feelings, deal with conflict, and get along with others – plays a critical role in their cognitive skill building, mental health, […]

Fostering Health: The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and Youth Transitioning from Foster Care

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Renée Wilson-Simmons, Amy Dworsky, Denzel Tongue, Marikate Hulbutta
Project The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and Youth Transitioning from Foster Care;
Publication Type Report
Post date October 1, 2016

Learn about our The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and Youth Transitioning from Foster Care project. A provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to continue to provide health insurance to young people who have aged out of the foster care system until their 26 th birthday. Although the intent of the provision is to […]

Protecting Workers, Nurturing Families: Building an Inclusive Family Leave Insurance Program: Findings and Recommendations from the New Jersey Parenting Project

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Suma Setty, Curtis Skinner, Renée Wilson-Simmons
Project Making Work Supports Work;
Publication Type Report
Post date March 1, 2016

Learn more about our Making Work Supports Work project. A high-quality paid family leave policy is a vital investment in the future of young children and their families. Paid family leave allows workers to take time off from their jobs to bond with new children or care for seriously ill family members with some financial […]