State Legislators’ Perceptions of Kids Count This report shares the results of a multi-pronged survey effort dedicated to one cause: KIDS COUNT. It reveals how legislators and their staff really feel about KIDS COUNT and tells what these groups like—and don’t like—about the initiative’s data book. Readers will also learn how KIDS COUNT is helping to guide lawmakers—no matter which way they’re leaning—toward a brighter, healthier future for all of America’s children. Read More
Promoting Effective Early Learning What Every Policymaker and Educator Should Know This report discusses what policymakers and educators need to do to help impoverished preschool children reach their potential in school. Read More
Advice to a New Child Services Leader This paper by the Honorable James Payne, a retired judge and former director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, offers personal insights for top leaders new to posts in public child-serving systems. Read More
Listening to Learn Stories from Rural Northwest Families This report tells the story of the Northwest Rural Communities Project, which gathered resident feedback and relevant statistics to paint a picture of what life is like for families in rural Oregon and Washington. Read More
Data Quality in the Retrospective Reporting of Addresses This report examines the effectiveness of two techniques for cleaning and correcting incomplete address information in research databases. It utilizes data collected from residents of White Center, Wash., as part of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections initiative. Read More
Connecting to Community and Building Accountability This report provides an update on health foundations created by health care conversions. It shares new information on how these foundations plan for the future, institute governance policies and interact with their communities. Read More
Unsuccessful In-Home Child Welfare Service Plans Following a Maltreatment Investigation Racial and Ethnic Differences This report utilizes data pulled from a national study to analyze children who remained in their homes after an initial maltreatment investigation. It shows where racial and ethnic differences do — and do not — exist when these families are re-investigated for child maltreatment. Read More
Working Toward Wellness Telephone Care Management for Medicaid Recipients with Depression, 36 Months After Random Assignment This report examines a telephone care management program called Working Toward Wellness, which served depressed parents receiving Medicaid in Rhode Island. The 1-year program, which was active from 2004 to 2006, involved clinicians calling participants and encouraging them to seek out and sustain needed mental health care. Readers will learn about the intervention’s impact and discover if these parents were still benefiting from the program 2 years after its conclusion. Read More
Getting Back on Track Effects of a Community College Program for Probationary Students This report examines the findings of an evaluation of two community college programs – Opening Doors and Enhanced Opening Doors – at Chaffey College in Southern California. Read More
