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Status Report on Research on the Outcomes of Welfare Reform, 2002
I . Introduction and Overview BackgroundIn its report for the FY 2002 Appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Conference Committee stipulated for the fifth year that research within the Office of the Secretary should be dedicated to study the outcomes of welfare reform:
Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers: An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload
This report looks at the changing nature of the caseload by examining the characteristics and circumstances of three groups: people who leave welfare and stay off for at least a year (leavers), people who stay on welfare persistently (stayers), and people who cycle on and off the rolls (cyclers). The report uses a unique data set consisting of over 30,000 people who were targeted for a variety of…
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues. Case Study Report
The Case Study component of the study used interviews with state adoption program managers and post adoption services coordinators/providers as well as focus groups with adoptive parents. Site visits to programs in five states — Georgia, Massachusetts, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia — included well-regarded programs that varied in structure and services offered. The case study was designed…
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues. Analysis of Secondary Data
The analysis of secondary data explored whether administrative data could be used to better understand the use of adoption subsidies for purchase of services and to describe the disruption, dissolution, and displacement of adoptions. Analyses from two states, California and North Carolina, demonstrate what could be done in other states with similar data and suggest how modifications to…
Trends in Residential Long-Term Care: Use of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living and Characteristics of Facilities and Residents
In this paper, the authors use data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, which represents the full Medicare population, regardless of living arrangement, to describe characteristics of elderly residents of both types of facility and the characteristics of the facilities. Our sample is limited to beneficiaries age 65 or older. They compare the characteristics of the two populations and…
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues. Summary Report
The Summary Report presents a brief description of each study component, with a concluding discussion of the current status of post-adoption services and strategies to move the field forward. The study components include a literature review; case studies of five post-adoption service programs; an assessment of evaluation issues; and secondary analysis of administrative data from two states,…
Study to Examine UI Eligibility Among Former TANF Recipients: Evidence from New Jersey
By: Anu Rangarajan, Carol Razafindrakoto, and Walter Corson Mathematica Policy Research, Inc Submitted to: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Study to Examine UI Eligibility Among Former TANF Recipients: Evidence from New Jersey, Final Report
Contents Key Findings Conclusions Endnotes Major welfare reform legislation and a strong economy have led to dramatic declines in welfare caseloads during the mid- and late-1990s, with many recipients leaving welfare and finding employment. Studies tracking the status of welfare leavers find that nearly two-thirds of those who leave welfare are employed around the time of exit.
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues: Case Study
Contents Need for Post-adoption Services Program Structure and Services Program Development Program Goals and Eligibility Program Structure Services Offered Subsidies and Other Forms of Supports Evaluation Conclusion Although most adoptions have positive outcomes for the
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models and Evaluation Issues. Summary Report
Content Literature Review Need for Post-Adoption Services PAS Programs in Operation or Development Evaluation of PAS Case Studies of PAS Programs Need for Post-Adoption Services Characteristics of PAS Programs Discussion Evalu
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues. Summary Report
Submitted by: Deborah Gibbs and Kristin Siebenaler RTI International Richard P. Barth University of North Carolina School of Social Work Contract No. 100-99-0006 Submitted to: Laura Feig RadelU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Leavers, Stayers, and Cyclers An Analysis of the Welfare Caseload
This report looks at the changing nature of the caseload by examining the characteristics and circumstances of three groups: people who leave welfare and stay off for at least a year (leavers), people who stay on welfare persistently (stayers), and people who cycle on and off the rolls (cyclers). The report uses a unique data set consisting of over 30,000 people who were targeted for a variety of…
Adoption Dynamics: Comparative Results for Subpopulations
Issue Papers on Foster Care and Adoption Adoption Dynamics: Comparative Results for Subpopulations by Fred H. Wulczyn Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago November 2002 This paper is available on the Internet at:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/fostercare-issues02/dynamics2/
Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Services: Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues. Case Study Report
Submitted by: Deborah Gibbs and Kristin Siebenaler RTI International Richard P. Barth University of North Carolina School of Social Work Contract No. 100-99-0006 Submitted to: Laura Feig RadelU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation