This Issue Brief focuses on the multiple service needs of victims of human trafficking and the services available to meet those needs. Additionally, it discusses challenges and barriers to providing services to victims, international and domestic, adults and minors, and highlights innovative solutions to these challenges and promising practices to overcome barriers. [10 PDF pages]
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This paper compares non-parental care arrangements of pre-school age children in urban and rural areas of the United States using data from the 2005 National Household Education Survey (NHES), Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP).
Child Care Eligibility and Enrollment Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005
This Issue Brief presents an estimate of the number of children who meet the eligibility requirements for child care assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund. The estimates are produced by the Transfer Income Model (TRIM) developed by the Urban Institute under contract to ASPE.
Case Management and the Victim of Human Trafficking: A Critical Service for Client Success
This Issue Brief focuses on the importance of case management in working with international victims of human trafficking from the point of identification until a victim reaches self-sufficiency. This brief looks at the characteristics of an effective case manager along with the benefits not only to victims, but also other key stakeholders including law enforcement and service providers.
Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI): A Process Evaluation
By: M. Robin Dion, Sarah A. Avellar, Heather H. Zaveri, Debra A. Strong, Alan M. Hershey, Timothy J. Silman, and Betsy Santos Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.Project Director:В Robin Dion Contract: HHSP233-02-0086
Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI): A Process Evaluation
This report presents the findings from an in-depth, multimethod process evaluation of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI), the nation's longest running and most comprehensive set of programs to strengthen marriage and families.
UI as a Safety Net for Former TANF Recipients
This report analyzes whether former TANF recipients who lose their jobs apply for and receive unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and it describes the role of UI in TANF leavers' well-being and the types of employment deficits that might prevent their access to UI.