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UChicago and Chapin Hall Announce 2021 Joint Research Fund Awards
Three studies will be funded: the effect of child abuse pediatrician consultations on child welfare investigations and outcomes; the assessment of a pediatric p...
August 3, 2021
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Examination of Service Receipt and Earnings History Shows Decrease in Use of Cash Assistance
This report analyzes the service receipt and earnings histories of nine cohorts of cash assistance recipients during a period of significant policy change....
2000
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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
Data Reveals Trends in Child Maltreatment; New Tool Can Enable Effective Response
Economic stressors likely pose a greater risk for family and child well-being than children’s lack of proximity to all mandatory reporters, a new report from Ch...
October 7, 2020
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Advancing Trauma-informed Care Within and Across Child-Serving Systems
This guide offers a framework and process informed by preliminary lessons learned from the MSTIC work, along with guidance from the fields of trauma-informed ca...
2020
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Comprehensive Evidence Review of Programs and Practices Addressing Youth Homelessness Can Now Inform Decision Making
This brief summarizes research-based evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent youth homelessness....
2019
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Colorado Showed Increased Kinship Care Utilization Paired with Fiscal Savings during Title IV-E Waiver
This evaluation examined the process, outcome, and fiscal impact of a Title IV-E Waiver in the state of Colorado...
2019
Applying a Housing Lens in Early Childhood Service Provision
This report examines the utility of the QRAFT-EC as a tool to apply a housing lens in an early childhood service setting....
2018
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Creating Effective Services Depends on Engaging Youth in Care
A better understanding of the relationships between the service context of extended foster care, youths’ satisfaction with the services they receive, and the ou...
2019
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Development of Standard Set of Measures Would Improve Outcomes for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
This report recommends outcomes and measures associated with core outcome areas for youth experiencing homelessness....
2019
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Young People Experience Significant Disruption and Loss Both Before and During Their Homelessness
This brief elevates the voices of youth as a call to adults to rethink and redouble their efforts in ending youth homelessness....
2019
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Assessment of New York City’s Homelessness System Reveals Opportunities and Challenges to Meet Youth’s Needs
In this report, Chapin Hall researchers detail New York City’s first rapid, mixed-methods assessment of the services and supports available to youth experiencin...
2019
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Stephanie Cleary
Stephanie Cleary is a Policy Analyst at Chapin Hall....
March 18, 2018
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How Participants Are Faring Midway through San Francisco’s Guaranteed Income Pilot for Young People Who Aged Out of Extended Foster Care
This research brief presents findings from Chapin Hall’s evaluation of the Foundations from the Future pilot....
January 12, 2026
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Dana Weiner
Dana Weiner is a Senior Policy Fellow at Chapin Hall....
March 18, 2018