This blog post from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services profiles a program in New Orleans called Bridge/Grace House. Bridge/Grace House offers comprehensive long-term residential treatment for men and women who suffer from substance use…

This Mathematica research brief examines several interventions utilizing self-regulation for workforce assistance. Traditional workforce programs focus on helping low-income individuals build skills, reduce employment barriers, and develop work…

The Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow…

This guide is a product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, its Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS (Family Resource Information, Education, and Network Development Service) National Center for…

This article from Partnership for Drug-Free Kids highlights a recent research finding that shows that the opioid epidemic is concentrated in high-poverty counties, particularly those in Appalachia. This finding provides significant information to…

May is national Mental Health Awareness Month, and May 13-19 was National Prevention Week (NPW) 2018 when social service agencies raise awareness about the importance of positive mental health and substance use prevention. The Substance Abuse and…

This article, from the director of the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), discusses OFA’s response to the opioid crisis. OFA is targeting the hardest hit communities and focusing on the economic impact on low- income families. They are hosting…

This issue brief from the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison explores the connection between opioid abuse and economic disadvantage within the research. It highlights the statistics that show that the opioid…

In this Brookings Paper on Economic Activity, the authors focus on children within the safety net programs of Medicaid, EITC, CTC, SNAP, and TANF, and how federal money has shifted over time to currently benefit families with earnings above the…

This free resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information about American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) and the flu and how to prevent it in an easy-to-read infographic. It is available in a printer file,…