Prepared for: Ansalan Stewart U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: Amanda A. Honeycutt, Thomas Hoerger, Alex Hardee, Linda Brown, and Kevin Smith RTI International RTI Project Number: 0212050.005.001 Background
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Advanced SearchVulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood: Youth with Depression/Anxiety
The transition to adulthood can be particularly challenging when a young adult experiences mental health problems. This fact sheet uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to explore the young adult outcomes and adolescent risk behaviors of youth suffering from depression and anxiety as they make this transition. [5 PDF Pages]
Refugee Economic Self-Sufficiency: An Exploratory Study of Approaches Used in Office of Refugee Resettlement Programs
The purpose of this exploratory study was to learn what factors and approaches utilized by Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) programs contribute to refugee economic self-sufficiency. The issue of whether these approaches were applicable to mainstream welfare-to-work programs was also addressed.
Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: Peggy Halpern, Ph.D.
Using Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Learning from the Goals, Uses and Key Elements of Existing Federal Voucher Programs
By: Andrew Burwick and Gretchen Kirby Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) Submitted to: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation
Data on Health and Well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Other Native Americans
This data catalog is a compilation of existing data sources pertaining to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) populations. In the first component of this project, the contractor has identified existing sources of socioeconomic and health data using national and some state-level surveys.
Overcoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development in Indian Country
American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages have embraced the goals, objectives, and programs associated with welfare reform, but the lack of jobs limits the success of tribal programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW). The lack of jobs is one of the biggest problems in Indian Country.