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Report
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
News
A National First: Law Signed to Implement Universal Mental Health Screenings in Illinois Schools
A key element of the Chapin Hall-led Illinois Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation—universal, cost-free mental health screenings in school for all...
July 31, 2025
Project
OPT-In for Families: Building Community Response Pathways to Prevention
Opt-in for Families is testing community-rooted “alternative pathways” that offer material and supportive resources to families screened out of child welfare...
May 29, 2025
Project
Q&A: Updates on the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative
Chapin Hall Executive Director Bryan Samuels gets updates on the Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative from Chapin Hall Senior Policy Fellow...
May 16, 2025
Project
Monitoring Youth Well-being and Reduction of Justice Involvement in ‘Redeploy’ Pilot Program
Chapin Hall experts are leading a three-year evaluation of a new Cook County Redeploy Illinois pilot program. Redeploy Illinois is a program offered statewide...
January 15, 2025
Research
Reports Explore Employment Patterns, Child Care Needs Among Low-Income Parents
This series of briefs focuses on the work, school, and child care engagement of Illinois families enrolled in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). 
2024
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