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Chapin Hall and Gov. Pritzker Launch Blueprint for Transformation of Mental Health Services for Illinois Youth
Dr. Dana Weiner, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, and other elected officials launched the Blueprint for Transformation, a road map that will guide the overhaul...
February 27, 2023
Report
Illinois Childcare Workers Experienced Employment Interruptions During Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This report analyzes Illinois employment data through 2020 to better understand the impacts on the childcare labor market in the early days of the pandemic
2022
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New Tool to Assess Survey Data for Racial Bias
This tool provides a clear, systematic method for researchers to determine whether survey data they plan to analyze were collected with a racial equity lens or...
November 22, 2021
Report
Expanding Data Use and Evidence in the TANF Program: Identifying Strengths and Areas for Growth Across the U.S.
This brief summarizes the national landscape of how TANF agencies use data and identifies areas of success and opportunities for growth.
2021
Report
Addressing Economic Hardship Key to Preventing Child Welfare System Involvement
This brief provides an overview of policy, programmatic, analytic, and engagement strategies for leveraging economic supports to promote child and family...
2021
Report
New Method for Interpreting a Predictive Analytic Model in Child Welfare Shows Promise
This report seeks to identify an interpretation methodology for machine learning to translate research into actionable practice and policy.
2021
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