This Child Trends brief assesses state-level efforts to create data infrastructure and integration of home visiting and early childhood data systems. The brief highlights strategies and examples for state leaders to use in planning for costs of…

This policy brief examines how state tax systems use or have developed earned income tax credit (EITC) programs below the federal level. The brief also provides a set of steps that could be used to formulate a new state EITC campaign in the 31…

This brief describes a project highlighting the development and implementation of policies and practices aimed at reducing the impact of Illinois mothers’ incarceration on their children. From interviews with incarcerated mothers, researchers…