Nationwide, nearly 1.5 million high school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner each year. Additionally, about 1 in 3 teenagers has experienced some form of abuse by a dating partner. This blog post was written by the Associate…

Employment social enterprises offer individuals with employment barriers an opportunity to gain real-world work experience in settings that combine a transitional jobs model with a business mission of financial viability. Based on analysis of data…

This career exploration tool from the O*NET Resource Center helps caseworkers understand their clients’ strengths and areas in which they would like to explore further education or training. It helps identify occupations that fit…

This article details the outcomes of a community-based cohort study that was conducted with 275 primarily low-income, urban households to study vaccine effectiveness against influenza in the 2013-2014 season. The vaccine effectiveness within this…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wrote a blog for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) highlighting the importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for rural families. Not only is the EITC important for individuals and families…

The implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), signed into law in 2014, presents an extraordinary opportunity for the publicly-funded workforce development system. The system can now demonstrate its ability to improve job…

The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness has set a national goal to prevent and end youth homelessness by the year 2020. This paper provides a preliminary vision for a coordinated community response to achieve this goal. The information…

The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is a longitudinal study in 89 Early Head Start programs around the country. This report describes findings from the second wave of data collection for Baby FACES. Baby FACES…

This factsheet discusses the nature of trauma, abuse, and neglect, as well as the effects of trauma on children and youth. Additionally, it suggests ways to help a child who has experienced trauma. Parents or foster parents who do not understand the…

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