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An archived collection of research summaries from 2002 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Strong Families 2002 Archives
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention
— Dec. 2002
Fact sheet at National Institute for Early Education Research website
The Effect of Volunteer Home Visitation for Adolescent Mothers on Parenting and Mental Health Outcomes
— Dec. 2002
Former TANF Recipients with Impairments Less Likely to Be Employed and More Likely to Receive Federal Supports
— Dec. 2002
Fact sheet at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) website
Parents' Involvement Helps Kids Overcome Peer Influence on Smoking
— Dec. 2002
Stress and Young Children
— Dec. 2002
Youth Who "Age Out" of Foster Care: Troubled Lives, Troubling Prospects
— Dec. 2002
Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences, and Policy Options
— Nov. 2002
The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children
— Nov. 2002
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Child Well-Being
— Nov. 2002
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families
— Nov. 2002
Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers: An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload
— Nov. 2002
Welfare Clients' Employment Obstacles in Rural and Urban Areas: Lessons from Nebraska
— Nov. 2002
Welfare Reforms, Family Resources, and Child Maltreatment
— Nov. 2002
What Do They Think? Welfare Recipients' Attitudes Toward Marriage and Childbearing
— Nov. 2002
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support
— Oct. 2002
Impacts of a Mandatory Welfare-to-Work Program on Children at School Entry and Beyond: Findings from the NEWWS Child Outcomes Study
— Oct. 2002
Putting Food on the Table After Welfare Reform
— Oct. 2002
Child Care: States Exercise Flexibility in Setting Reimbursement Rates and Providing Access for Low-Income Children
— Sep. 2002
Poverty Rate Rises, Household Income Declines
— Sep. 2002
Wedding Bells Ring in Stability and Economic Gains for Mothers and Children
— Sep. 2002
The Changing Face of Child Poverty in California
— Aug. 2002
Children at Risk: State Trends 1990-2000
— Aug. 2002
Making Child Care Choices: How Welfare and Work Policies Influence Parents' Decisions
— Aug. 2002
Welfare Policies Matter for Children and Youth: Lessons for TANF Reauthorization
— Aug. 2002
Teens Fare Poorly Under Welfare Reform Policies
— July/Aug 2002
The Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States
— July 2002
Helping Teens Develop Healthy Social Skills and Relationships: What the Research Shows about Navigating Adolescence
— July 2002
Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America
— June 2002
Is Corporal Punishment An Effective Means of Discipline?
— June 2002
How Family Structure and Living Arrangements Affect Children
— May/June 2002
Welfare Reform and the Changing Family
— May/June 2002
Children Cared for by Relatives: What Do We Know About Their Well-Being?
— May 2002
Continuous Coverage: Removing Barriers to Children's Health Care
— May 2002
Distribution of Federal and State Welfare Spending, 1996 and 2000
— May 2002
Food Stamp Time Limits: A Burdensome Policy that Weakens the Safety Net
— May 2002
How Welfare and Work Policies for Parents Affect Adolescents
— May 2002
The Multiple Dimensions of Child Abuse and Neglect: New Insights into an Old Problem
— May 2002
Receipt of Cash Assistance Has Dropped Across Racial and Ethnic Groups
— May 2002
Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Welfare Reform
— May 2002
Work Status of Welfare Leavers
— May 2002
Extreme Poverty Rising, Existing Government Programs Do More
— Apr. 2002
Household Composition and Risk of Fatal Child Maltreatment
— Apr. 2002
Housing Strategies to Strengthen Welfare Policy and Support Working Families
— Apr. 2002
The Importance of Housing Benefits to Welfare Success
— Apr. 2002
New Lives for Poor Families: Mothers and Children Move through Welfare Reform
— Apr. 2002
Policies That Improve Family Income Matter for Children
— Apr. 2002
The Role of Education and Training in Welfare Reform
— Apr. 2002
Experimental Studies of Welfare Reform and Children
— Winter/Spring 2002
Welfare Reform and Child Care Options for Low-Income Families
— Winter/Spring 2002
Children of Current and Former Welfare Recipients: Similarly at Risk
— Mar. 2002
Children's Participation in Medicaid and SCHIP: Early in the SCHIP Era
— Mar. 2002
Early Childhood Poverty: A Statistical Profile
— Mar. 2002
Community Interventions to Promote Healthy Social Environments: Early Childhood Development and Family Housing
— Feb. 2002
Household Food Security in the United States, 2000
— Feb. 2002
Lack of Appropriate Research Leads to Gaps in Knowledge About Children in Immigrant Families
— Feb. 2002
State-Sponsored Health Insurance Programs Benefit Children with Various Levels of Family Income
— Feb. 2002
From Welfare to Work: What the Evidence Shows
— Jan. 2002
NIH Parenting Booklet Puts Decades of Research into Easy-to-Read Guide
— Jan. 2002
Welfare Reform: What About the Children?
— Jan. 2002
The Well-Being of Children Involved with the Child Welfare System: A National Overview
— Jan. 2002
Improving Children's Economic Security: Research Findings About Increasing Family Income Through Employment: Earned Income Tax Credits
— 2002
Key Findings and Trends on Hunger and Food Insecurity
— 2002
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