As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Congress provided HHS with funding for the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council (CICC). The CICC is charged with fostering greater coordination and transparency on child policy across federal agencies and examining a broad array of cross-cutting issues affecting child poverty and child well-being.
Children, Youth, & Families
ASPE produces a range of policy research to promote child development, early childhood care and education, child welfare, positive youth development, and child and family well-being.
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Final Report: Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data
Child maltreatment and involvement in child welfare systems are well-known adverse childhood experiences associated with poor health outcomes during childhood and later in life. Very little is known about the health needs of, and services used by families involved in child welfare systems, particularly those services funded by Medicaid.
Research Brief
Child Care Workers’ Experience of Economic Hardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic, from 2021 to 2022
This brief shares findings from an analysis using U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey data to examine child care workers’ experience of economic hardship from 2021 to 2022 along different measures of economic hardship, across time, by race and ethnicity, and whether child care workers lived with young children. We find:
ASPE Issue Brief
Child Support Engagement in Rural and Non-Rural Counties: More Engagement and Lower Amount Owed in Rural Areas
This brief describes differences in engagement in child support for custodial parents living in rural and nonrural areas. Key findings are below.Key Points:
Report, Research Brief
Reconnecting Youth: Evidence Gap Map
Evidence Gap Map: Research Report and Overview
Report, Research Brief
Reconnecting Youth: Compendium of Programs
Compendium of Programs: Research Report and Overview The Reconnecting Youth compendium of programs provides an overview of 78 programs and the practices they employ to support young people who experience disconnection from school and work during their transition to adulthood.
Research Brief
A Historical View of The Demographic and Employment Characteristics of Families Receiving Child Care Subsidies From 2009-2013
The child care subsidy program provides critical support to families to support parental labor force participation as well as child development. This study provides a historical view of the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of parents who received subsidies over the 2009-2013 period.
ASPE Issue Brief, Webinar
Emerging Practices for Supporting LGBTQI+ Young People Across Human Services Programs
The Emerging Practices for Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth project highlights promising and emerging practices that human services agencies, programs, staff, and leaders are using to make human service delivery and prevention more welcoming and accessible for LGBTQI+ young people (ages 10-24) in child welfare and juvenile justice systems, as well as those experiencing homelessness, and those seeking s
ASPE Issue Brief
Advancing Research on Intersections of Child Welfare and Medicaid Using Linked Data from the CCOULD Project
Increasing availability of linked child welfare and Medicaid data can advance research on the intersections of child welfare and Medicaid. The project, Child and Caregiver Outcomes Using Linked Data (CCOULD), developed a research-use dataset combining child welfare records and Medicaid claims for children and families involved in child welfare systems in Florida and Kentucky.
ASPE Issue Brief
Project Update: Child Welfare and Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs (CHILDREN) Initiative
This brief describes progress in the Child Welfare and Health Infrastructure for Linking and Data Analysis of Resources, Effectiveness, and Needs (CHILDREN) Initiative, which is entering its second year. At this time, four jurisdictions have been selected for participation in the CHILDREN Initiative and are engaging in feasibility studies to determine readiness for linking data.