This study investigates factors associated with changes in the child care arrangements of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients. To conduct the study, the authors interviewed a sample of AFDC recipients in 1984 and 1985, examined welfare case records, and developed models predicting AFDC mothers' transitions into and out of child care.
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Advanced SearchParents' Child Care Preferences: Patterns among Welfare Mothers
April 30, 1990
This report examines the child care preferences of 382 mothers with children under age six who received Aid to Families with Dependent Children during the 14-month period beginning September 1983. The project included interviewing these women twice and using models to predict their satisfaction with child care arrangements.
Use of Functional Criteria in Allocating Long-Term Care Benefits: What Are the Policy Implications?
October 31, 1989
This paper discusses the policy implications of allocating long-term care benefits to the elderly on the basis of objective functional criteria, particularly functioning in the activities of daily living (ADLs).
Report from the Working Group on Improving Public Policies and Programs Affecting Persons with Mental Retardation and Other Developmental Disabilities
November 30, 1988
This report analyzes the impact of current federal policies and programs on the growth of community living arrangements and supportive services for people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities (MR/DD).
An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs Volume II: State Discussion Summaries, Head Start Grantee Case Studies, and Cost Examples
March 31, 1988
MAXIMUS, Inc. April 1988 PDF Version
An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs
March 31, 1988
MAXIMUS, Inc. April 1988 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-85-0004 between HHS's Office of Social Services Policy (now the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy) and MAXIMUS, Inc. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the ASPE home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov.
An Analysis of Federal and State Policies Affecting Services to Mentally Retarded and Other Developmentally Disabled Persons: State Perspectives Final Report
June 30, 1987
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Overwhelming Odds: Caregiving and the Risk of Institutionalization - Executive Summary
May 31, 1987
Sandra Newman, Michelle Rice and Raymond Struyk The Urban Institute This report was prepared under contract between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the Urban Institute.
An Evaluation of the Veterans Administration Housebound and Aid and Attendance Allowance Program
April 14, 1987
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services