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Building knowledge about what helps youth experiencing homelessness in New York City

Featured Work
Cash with Care Evaluation: Supporting Transitions Through Engagement with Programs (STEP) Study
As part of the Insight to Impact (i2i) partnership with Covenant House International to identify causes and solutions to youth homelessness, Chapin Hall is collaborating with...
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Key Research
Chapin Hall Work

Key Research

Evaluating Guaranteed Income Pilots in San Francisco and Alameda County
A series of briefs that report findings from evaluations of guaranteed income pilots for young people who aged out of extended foster care.
2026
Participation in My First Place Is Associated with Better Outcomes among Those in Extended Foster Care
This report looks at My First Place’s effects on employment, earnings, and postsecondary educational outcomes for transition-age youth.
2025
Child Welfare Assessments Can Be Improved to Better Help Families
This report highlights ways that child welfare case assessments can better support caseworkers.
2025
Trending Work

Trending Work

Youth Mental Health
Transforming Behavioral Health Services for Illinois Youth 
Practice
Insight to Impact: Youth Homelessness Project Launched
Juvenile Justice
Evaluation Finds Deferred Prosecution Program Keeps Youth Out of Court and Lowers Recidivism
Racial Equity
Equity First Summer Associates Program to Expand Pool of Researchers Informed by Life Experiences
A Framework to Support Families

A Framework to Support Families

This webinar provides and introduction to and overview of a framework to support families. Developed by Chapin Hall and Lutheran Services in America, the framework provides practical strategies that shift the focus from short-term fixes to long-term, transformational relationships.

Our Experts

Our Experts

Practice
Q&A: Updates on the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative
In the following interview, Chapin Hall Executive Director Bryan Samuels is checking in with Chapin Hall Senior Policy Fellow Dr. Dana Weiner,… Read More
Regina Crider
Juvenile Justice
Broader Array of Programs and Services Needed for Tribal Communities and Communities of Color
2024 Update: Since this brief was posted, it has been cited in the Clinical Social Work Journal and staff have presented on it at three… Read More
Dana Weiner
State Systems
Mapping Childhood Adversities to Better Target Funding and Programming
In 2023, the Illinois legislature mandated the creation of a community or school district-level Children’s Adversity Index to… Read More
Kiljoong Kim
Connecting Research to Action

Connecting Research to Action

Decision makers like caseworkers, community leaders, agency directors, and legislators need to know what works to improve the lives of families, especially those experiencing disproportionate exposure to adversity. That’s where Chapin Hall steps in. Chapin Hall combines rigorous research to generate evidence and supports implementation of tested methods in the field. Experts work alongside community and agency partners to apply evidence to build more effective services and systems and better serve children, youth, and families.
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