This article summarizes a Michigan study that surveyed battered women’s experiences with their TANF caseworkers around intimate partner violence (IPV) discussion and safety planning. Battered women were asked a series of questions surveying the…

The MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy and the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago published this executive summary of a conference held on transitioning to adulthood. While many…

The Maryland Network against Domestic Violence (MNADV) site provides an overview of the Lethality Assessment Program—Maryland Model (LAP). It also includes information about implementation of the model nationally. Created by MNADV in 2005, LAP is…

It is estimated that nearly two million children have an incarcerated parent. This article reviews the challenges that these children face and potential psychological and behavioral implications. Due to the disruption in the child's life,…

This report was prepared as part of a collaboration between ACF, Caliber Associates, and Howard University School of Social Work. Responding to concerns about the overrepresentation of minority children in the child welfare system, particularly…

Family formation and healthy marriages have been key to welfare reform to improve outcomes for low-income families. Mathematica, contracting with ASPE, conducted this study of food stamp and TANF eligibility and participation among 2-parent…

From the Administration on Aging, this article reviews information on informal caregiving in the United States and statistics on those giving and those receiving informal care. Many elders with disabilities rely on informal care from…

The CalWORKs Project seeks to inform policy makers, using a variety of approaches, in order to positively influence CalWORKs policy and practice, particularly in the areas of identification, referral, and delivery of mental health (MH), alcohol…

This resource examines the nature and causes of family homelessness and outlines approaches that communities are pursuing to provide homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing. Family homelessness is a widespread problem and is driven largely…

This Web site offers information from the Child Welfare League of America on increasing effective kinship programs in States and explores the role of kinship care in family preservation.