The Opioid Epidemic in Indian Country

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This journal article presents data to illustrate how the death rate from opioids among Native Americans has risen significantly over the last 17 years. The authors also discuss tribal medical and legal responses to the opioid epidemic, including tribally-operated medication assisted therapies and drug diversion courts.
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2018-07-16T20:00:00
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30146999
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2018-07-17
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Father Reentry and Child Outcomes

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This Urban Institute policy brief reviews the extent that children’s negative behavioral outcomes continue after their fathers have been released from incarceration. The brief compares negative outcomes, such as outward displays of aggression or internalized expressions, including withdrawal or anxiety, among children when their fathers are incarcerated and when they are released with outcomes of those children whose fathers have never been incarcerated.
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2018-10-31T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/99370/father_reentry_and_…
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2018-11-01
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Meeting the Needs of Families with Young Children Experiencing Homelessness Fact Sheets

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The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness will begin to issue a set of six fact sheets through its blog “Home, Together” to bridge a connection between early care and education providers and housing and homelessness services providers. The fact sheets intend to support a whole-family approach that addresses the needs and strengths of parents and children experiencing homelessness. The sheets also strive to improve the integration of early childhood homelessness data into a broader community-wide planning strategy that seeks to make homelessness a brief and one-time occurrence.
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2018-11-27T19:00:00
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City/County
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https://www.usich.gov/tools-for-action/meeting-the-needs-of-families-with-young…
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2018-11-28
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Judicial Decision-Making & Hearing Quality in Child Welfare: In Search of Research and Evaluation Findings, Measures, and Data Sources

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The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) seeks material from stakeholders on hearing quality and judicial decision-making in child welfare cases. OPRE encourages submissions of findings from related programs, research reports, tools, and local datasets, among other relevant resources. The information gathered will be used to develop the Understanding Judicial Decision-Making and Hearing Quality in Child Welfare project that will look at how hearing quality and the court decision-making process affect case planning, child well-being, and family outcomes. Materials should be emailed to cwhearingquality@acf.hhs.gov by January 31, 2019.
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2018-11-30T19:00:00
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City/County
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/search_for_studies_on_judicial…
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2018-12-01
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The Opportunity Atlas - Data on Locations where Children Rise Out of Poverty

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This interactive data dashboard, developed as a collaborative research project between the U.S. Census Bureau and researchers from Harvard University and Brown University, is a comprehensive Census tract-level dataset of children’s outcomes in adulthood using data from almost the entire U.S. population. In particular, the tract analysis estimates childhood outcomes in adulthood, to include earnings and incarceration rate, as they correlate to parents’ income, race, and gender. The outcomes can be traced to the poverty and incarceration rates occurring in the census tracts where the children grew up.
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2018-11-22T19:00:00
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https://lmi.workforcegps.org/resources/2015/06/18/11/23/Opportunity-atlas
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2018-11-23
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Materials from OFA Webinar: Building Social Capital for Families on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Other Low-Income Populations: The Important Role of Community-Based and Faith-Based Organizations

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The Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar entitled "Building Social Capital for Families on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Other Low-Income Populations: The Important Role of Community-Based and Faith-Based Organizations" on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Many efforts to stop the cycle of poverty have focused on employment as the answer, especially after the legislation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. However, TANF eligible families need access to forms of capital beyond economic capital to move out of poverty. These families benefit from access to trust-based networks that provide other types of resources, also known as social capital.

Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) play a critical role in providing culturally sensitive social capital to TANF eligible families that create pathways out of poverty as they are embedded in the communities they serve. In this webinar, participants heard from FBOs and CBOs that serve TANF eligible families.

Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim from the Future Foundation and Juanita Epps from Pathways Virginia presented.

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2018-11-28T09:00:00
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Building Social Capital for Families on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
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2018-11-28
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Why Leave Benefits on the Table? Evidence from SNAP

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This working paper from the Upjohn Institute identifies how over half of registering households in multiple states leave SNAP within one year of entry, rather than complete administrative requirements to receive benefits. The paper’s author studied Michigan and combined administrative SNAP and Unemployment Insurance records; findings are relevant for case managers in states other than Michigan.
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2018-05-20T20:00:00
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https://research.upjohn.org/up_workingpapers/288/
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2018-05-21
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State Strategies to Meet the Needs of Young Children and Families Affected by the Opioid Crisis

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This National Academy for State Health Policy report spotlights initiatives undertaken by Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Virginia to combat the opioid crisis and support citizens affected by opioid use. Interviews conducted with state officials in Medicaid, child welfare, and behavioral health provision roles resulted in recurring themes of effective practices, including care access for at-risk children and parents, family-focused and trauma-informed care, and sharing data and funding across systems. After discussing multi-agency strategies for helping those affected by opioids, the report also offers ways to support children and families. These include expanding training for child-service professionals, removing stigma against medication-assisted treatment so that children can remain in their biological homes, coordinating funding streams, and bridging gaps between state systems serving children and families.
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2018-08-31T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://nashp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Children-and-Opioid-Epidemic-1.pdf
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2018-09-01
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Implications of Substance/Opioid Misuse and Addiction for the Workforce Development System Webinar

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Greater awareness of the opioid epidemic and its impact on participants and employer partners as well as on workforce service delivery is needed. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration hosted a webinar on October 18, 2018 to discuss Federal efforts to support communities in addressing workforce challenges associated with the opioid crisis. Participants learned about the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment for people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.
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2018-10-18T10:00:00
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https://www.workforcegps.org/events/2018/08/21/13/36/Implications-of-Substance-…
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2018-10-18
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Innovative Programs

UTEC Social Enterprise Employment for Proven-Risk Young Adults

Mission/Goal of Program

UTEC’s mission and promise is to ignite and nurture the ambition of our most disengaged young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success. UTEC measures the social and economic success of its mission through Reduced Recidivism, Increased Employability, and Increased Educational Attainment. Founded in 1999 in response to gang violence in Lowell, MA. They serve older youth (ages 17-25) from Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, MA who have histories of incarceration or serious gang involvement. UTEC is nationally recognized as a model agency serving justice-involved young adults.

UTEC offers paid work experience in social enterprises as part of a holistic model for impact young adults. When impact young adults succeed, our communities see the greatest positive impact on public safety, public health, and economic development. The long-term recidivism rate for UTEC young adults averages less than 20%, compared with a statewide average above 50%.

Programs/Services Offered

The program includes a variety of programs:

  • Street outreach and correctional facility in-reach; gang peacemaking
  • Paid work experience in UTEC social enterprises: Mattress Recycling, Food Services, and Woodworking
  • Earn certifications including OSHA and ServSafe option
  • Intensive wraparound supports throughout the self-paced program, with average enrollment of 18-24 months
  • Integrated education for HiSET/GED attainment and dual-enrollment options
  • 2Gen programming with co-located early education center and family engagement activities
  • Social justice and civic engagement embedded throughout the model
  • Transition to external employment and 2 years of follow-up services

In FY18, UTEC served 148 young adults in their intensive enrollment program, and nearly 600 total including Streetworker outreach and engagement. Of enrolled young adults, 94% had a criminal record; 66% lacked a high school credential; and 52% were expecting/parenting. Despite these barriers, young adults achieved:

  • 97% had no new convictions or technical violations;
  • 88% had no new arrests or technical violations;
  • 63% received an industry-recognized certification.

Outcomes for young adults included (FY17):

  • 99% of UTEC enrolled young people had no new convictions;
  • 90% of UTEC enrolled young people had no new arrests;
  • 32% of young people who attended HiSET classes earned their credential this year.

Of participants who completed programming 2 years ago:

  • 94% had no new arrests since leaving UTEC;
  • 78% are currently employed and/or enrolled in post-secondary education.
Start Date
Friday, January 1, 1999
Type of Agency/Organization
Community-Based Organization
City
Lowell
State
Massachusetts
Geographic Reach
Multisite
Clientele/Population Served
Young adults ages 17-25 with histories of serious criminal and/or gang involvement
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Education and Training
Supportive Services
Special Populations
Incarcerated and Individuals with a Criminal Record
Youth in Transition
URL
https://utecinc.org/