This infographic from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a brief identification of key data points on the history and status of the opioid epidemic.

Data from the 2017 American Community Survey were released in September, which can supplement recent Census data on poverty and income measurements to give a more robust picture of poverty in the United States. A post by Brookings summarizes the…

On September 18, 2018, the Urban Institute will host a discussion at their D.C. headquarters led by a Washington Post columnist to address misconceptions about credit, specifically credit for low-income families. Having poor or no credit is a…

On September 17, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will host a webinar on supporting youth who have been affected by drugs and addiction within their families. Specifically, they will focus on the importance of mentoring and…

This fact sheet from Child Trends provides data analysis on food insecurity levels, as of 2016. Trends discussed include percentage of children living in food-insecure households, household food insecurity levels by race, and food insecurity…

This video from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation highlights the findings of a large-scale rigorous research study on the effectiveness of career pathways programs. Under the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) study,…

In October 2017, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and MEF Associates gathered child support practitioners for a roundtable on the future of child support programs, which served as the content base for this report.…

System modeling is an effective tool to understand the way homeless people navigate the variety or systems and programs in an area, which can ultimately lead to more efficient and cost-effective service provision. A report from The U.S. Interagency…