Chapin Hall

Report

Building Quality Linked Data Sources Can Help Develop Evidence for Policy

There is strong interest in using linked human services administrative data to inform policy and research, from the public sector and academia alike.

2019

Report

Evaluation of Neighborhood Library Redesign Showed Significant Usability Improvements

This report documents usability improvements at the Free Library of Philadelphia to physically and programmatically transform the libraries.

2019

Report

Low-income Mothers Face Barriers to Accessing Family Planning Services

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the early childhood service system in Palm Beach County, studying whether it functioned as expected and achieved its...

2014

Report

Improving Data Use in Family Self Sufficiency Efforts

Chapin Hall interviewed program administrators and researchers working on “family self-sufficiency” about the current capacity, challenges, and opportunities...

2014

Report

Family Perspectives on Services in Palm Beach County

To be effective, program policies and practices need to be grounded in the circumstances of the low-income families they are intended to serve. Based largely on...

2012

Report

The Big Picture: Illinois Families and Their Use of Multiple Service Systems

The public system that has developed over the past half-century to address social issues - from juvenile delinquency to child maltreatment to mental illness and...

2010

Report

Dramatic Changes in the Chicago Child Population at the Turn of the Century

Chicago is a changing city with changing needs. At the turn of the 21st century, Chapin Hall researchers took the opportunity to look at the demographics of...

2007

Project

Transforming Behavioral Health Services for Illinois Youth 

The Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative will provide an intentional, coordinated strategy to ensure that Illinois families get the help they need.

October 19, 2022

Project

Project Provides Benefits of Home Visiting for Families Experiencing Homelessness

Start Early developed a program to provide the benefits of home visiting to families experiencing homelessness. Chapin Hall is evaluating the program.

September 16, 2021

Project

Developing and Implementing a Practice Model at Nexus

Nexus Youth and Family Solutions (Nexus) is a private agency that is working with Chapin Hall to implement a practice model to make a meaningful impact on the...

July 25, 2018