Intimate Partner Violence and Child Trauma: Policy Brief

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This fact sheet from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network summarizes the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and child trauma. It also identifies policy and programmatic recommendations on how to respond to the needs of IPV survivors and their dependent children.
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2017-10-01T20:00:00
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2017-10-02
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Using Implementation Research to Support Program Improvement: Profiles of Three Partnerships

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This MDRC set of videos identifies how implementation research is used to evaluate and improve program performance in real time, rather than identifying findings at the conclusion of a long-term longitudinal study. Profiles of three programs that have used implementation research are featured in the videos and include Communities in Schools, Detroit Promise Path, and Madison Strategies.
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2019-09-30T20:00:00
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City/County
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2019-10-01
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Labor Force Nonparticipation: Trends, Causes, and Policy Solutions

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This Brookings Institution report from the Hamilton Project examines the reasons behind the decline in labor force participation over the last two years. The analysis identifies trends in labor force participation by age, gender, race, and educational level. The report also reviews proposals for increasing participation among non-college-educated workers and how changes in caregiving responsibilities, health and disability, and criminal justice reform affect engagement with the labor market.
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2019-09-29T20:00:00
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2019-09-30
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Employers, Work-Family Supports, and Low-Wage Workers

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This Urban Institute report presents motivations and barriers faced by employers that provide work-family supports. The report also highlights employer perceptions about public policies that help low-wage workers address or manage work-family supports, such as paid leave, workplace flexibility, and subsidized child care. The findings also reveal ways that employer-based policies can be integrated and aligned with work-family supports. The report draws on interviews with 16 organizations that represent or directly work with employers and notes that further research on work-family supports for low-wage workers is needed.
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2019-10-10T20:00:00
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City/County
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2019-10-11
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