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Rethinking Juvenile Detention in Ohio

October 27, 2010

This brief reviews juvenile detention data in Ohio, highlights JDAI success and offers four ways to reduce the state’s reliance on detention.

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Good Policy Requires Good Data

October 13, 2010

This brief promotes the National Survey of Children’s Health as a key tool to improve state-level data for child welfare policy and program success.

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Young Child Poverty in 2009

October 5, 2010

Child poverty rose to nearly 29% during the recession, with even higher rates among children in rural areas — especially in the rural South.

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National Youth in Transition Database

October 4, 2010

This brief highlights how NYTD helps states improve foster care outcomes, sharing lessons from a similar tool: the Opportunity Passport Participant Survey.

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Social Capital and Social Geography

September 30, 2010

This report explores how social capital and social geography affect the economic and overall well-being of families.

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Hard Times Made Harder

September 24, 2010

This brief links caregiver struggles to higher out-of-home placements and urges early support services to help at-risk kids and families.

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Peer Networking and Place-Based Initiatives

September 15, 2010

This report offers 10 strategies for using peer networking in place-based work, based on 47 interviews from the Building Healthy Communities project.

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Children of Immigrants: 2008 State Trends Update

September 12, 2010

This brief presents trends about children of immigrants, including links to race, poverty and education.

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Paying for College: Availability of Need-based Financial Aid for New Jersey's Working Adults

September 11, 2010

This brief explores barriers low-income working adults in New Jersey face in pursuing college, including access to adequate financial aid.

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