Research Projects

Abuse, Neglect, Adoption & Foster Care Research | Child Care Research | Early Head Start Research | Family & Youth Services Research | Head Start Research | Strengthening Families & Healthy Marriage Research | Welfare & Employment Research | Other Research

 

Abuse, Neglect, Adoption & Foster Care Research

Featured Projects A Consortium of Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), 2005-2010 National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), 1997-2010

 

• A Consortium of Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), 2005-2010
• Child Welfare Systems' Responses to Children of Color, 2000-2004
• Implementation of Promoting Safe and Stable Families by Indian Tribes (PSSF), 2001-2003
• Multi-Site Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs (Chafee Independent Living Evaluation Project), 2001-2010
• National Evaluation of Family Support Programs, 1994-1999
• National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4), 2001-2008
• National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), 1997-2010
• Secondary Analysis of Data from the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), 2005-2008
• Terminating the Parental Rights of Older Children (TPR), 2003-2004

 

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Child Care Research

• Child Care Policy Research Grants, 2007-2010
• Child Care Research Scholars, 2007-2009
• Child Care State Research Capacity Cooperative Agreement, 2007-2010
• Design Phase for National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand, 2007-2009
• National Study of Child Care of Low-Income Families, 1997-2007
• Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade County, 2001-2009

 

Early Head Start Research

Featured Projects Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSRE), 1996-Current Survey of Early Head Start Programs, 2003-2008

 

• Descriptive Study of Early Head Start, 2007-2012
• Early Head Start Program Performance Measures, 2001-2003
• Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSRE), 1996-Current
• Early Promotion and Intervention Research Consortium (E-PIRC), 2002-2006
• Infant Mental Health, 2000-2001
• Survey of Early Head Start Programs, 2003-2008

 

Family & Youth Services Research

• Design Options for Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence of Homeless and Runaway Youth, 2002-2003
• Family Preservation and Family Support Services Program (FP/FS), 1994-2002
• Sexual Abuse Experiences of Runaway Youth, 2001-2002

 

Head Start Research

Featured Projects Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), 1997-2010 Head Start Impact Study and Follow-up, 2000-2009

 

• American Indian-Alaska Native Head Start Research and Outcomes Assessment (AIAN), 2002-2004
• Celebrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Head Start, 1993-1996
• Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP), 1990-1996
• Descriptive Study of Head Start Health Services, 1993-1996
• Design Options for the Assessment of Head Start Quality Enhancements, 2003-2004
• Design for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Survey, 2007-2008
• Evaluation of Head Start Family Child Care Demonstration
• Evaluation of Head Start I am Moving, I am Learning Project, 2006-2008
• Evaluation of the Head Start Family Service Center Demonstration Projects (FSC), 1991-1996
• Evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, 2006-2008
• Head Start American Indian - Alaska Native Research Center, 2005-2010
• Head Start CARES (Head Start Classroom-based Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social skill promotion), 2007-2013
• Head Start Child Outcomes Research Support Consortium (CORS), 2002-2006
• Head Start Data Archive
• Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), 1997-2010
• Head Start Graduate Student Research Program, 2005-2008
• Head Start Impact Study and Follow-up, 2000-2009
• Head Start Mental Health Research Consortium, 1997-2001
• Head Start Quality Research Centers Consortium I (QRC), 1995-2000
• Head Start Quality Research Centers Consortium II (QRC), 2001-2006
• Head Start Research to Practice: Assessing Evidence-Based Head Start Program Activities, 2005-2008
• Head Start University Partnerships, 2001-2004
• Head Start University Partnerships for Curriculum Development, 2005-2008
• Head Start University Partnerships for Measurement Development, 2004-2008
• Head Start University Partnerships-English Language Learners, 2007-2010
• Interagency School Readiness Consortium, 2003-2008
• Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Research Design Development Project (MSHS), 2002-2004
• National Academy of Sciences: Study of Early Childhood Assessment, 2006-2008
• National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, 1991-1999
• Secondary Analysis of Head Start Data, 2007-2009

 

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Strengthening Families & Healthy Marriage Research

Featured Projects Building Strong Families, 2002-2011 Healthy Marriage Research Initiative, 2005-2010

 

• A Comprehensive Framework for Marriage Education, 2002-2003
• ACF Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Research Initiative, 2006-2011
• An Exploration of Options for the Collection of Marriage and Divorce Statistics at the National, State and Local Levels, 2003-2008
• Building Strong Families, 2002-2011
• Cohabitation, Marriage and Child Well-being: A Cross-National Analysis, 2006-2008
• Evaluating the Implementation of Programs to Strengthen Families with Children Born Out-of-Wedlock, 2002-2004
• Evaluation of Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives (CHMIS), 2003-2011
• Exploration of Low-Income Couples' Decision-Making Processes, 2007-2009
• Fragile Families and Welfare Reform, 2000-2003
• Gendered Parenting and Its Implications for Child Well-being and Couple Relationships, 2006-2008
• Healthy Marriage Precursors: Relationship Development among Low-Income Youth and Young Adults, 2005-2007
• Healthy Marriage Research Initiative, 2005-2010
• Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative: Grantee Implementation Evaluation, 2007-2008
• Marriage, Employment, and Family Functioning: Conceptual Framework for Interventions, 2005-2006
• Marriages and Family Formation Data Analysis Project, 2001-2003
• Measuring Couple Relationships, 2003-2007
• NLSY97: Potential for Research on Marriage and Family, 2006
• National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 6 Project (NSFG), 2002-2003
• Service Delivery and Evaluation Design Options for Strengthening and Promoting Healthy Marriages, 2002-2004
• Strengthening Families with Children Born Out-of-Wedlock, 2001-2003
• Study of State and County Responses to the Family Formation and Pregnancy Prevention Policy Goals of PRWORA 1996, 2001-2002
• Supporting Healthy Marriage in Step-Families, 2005-2006
• Supporting Healthy Marriages, 2003-2013
• The Marriage Calculator, 2004-2008

 

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Welfare & Employment Research

Featured Projects Employment Retention and Advancement Project (ERA), 1998-2009 Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project, 2001-2010

 

• Achieving Change for Texans, 1997-2002
• Approaching Time Limits, 2001-2002
• Assessing Enhanced Transitional Employment Programs (ETE), 2000-2001
• Assessing Medicaid and Food Stamps Access and Participation, 1998-2000
• Assets for Independence (AFI), 1999-2008
• Child Outcomes Synthesis Project, 2000-2004
• Connecticut Welfare Reform Evaluation Project, 1997-2002
• Economic Analysis of the Prenatal and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation Program, 2000-2004
• Employment Retention and Advancement Project (ERA), 1998-2009
• Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project, 2001-2010
• Evaluation of Community Based Job Retention Programs, 1997-2000
• Evaluation of Los Angeles County GAIN Program, 1997-2000
• Florida Family Transition Program Evaluation (FTP), 1997-2000
• Identifying Promising Practices for Helping TANF Recipients with Disabilities Enter and Sustain Employment, 2006-2008
• Identifying Promising TANF Diversion Practices, 2006-2008
• Improving State Capacity to Address the Needs of Low Income Working Families, 2001-2004
• Indiana Welfare Reform Evaluation Project, 1997-2003
• Innovative Employment Strategies, 2005-2007
• Iowa Welfare Reform Evaluation, 1997-2001
• Local Implementation of TANF: A Description of Current Practices / Later Changes Following the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, 2005-2006
• Meta-Analysis of Welfare-to-Work Programs, 2002-2005
• Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), 1997-2000
• National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies (NEWWS), 1989-2002
• New Jersey Substance Abuse Research Demonstration, 1998-2001
• New Visions Self-Sufficiency and Lifelong Learning Project, 1999-2006
• Post-Employment Service Demonstration and Evaluation, 1994-1999
• Research Synthesis of the Effects of TANF, 2000-2002
• Rural Welfare to Work Strategies Demonstration Evaluation Project, 2000-2008
• Sanction Policies, 2005-2007
• State TANF Policies: Welfare Rules Database Expansion, 2000-2009
• TANF Caseload Composition and Leavers, 2005-2007
• TANF Separate State Programs, Time Limits, and Participation Requirements, 2005-2008
• Teenage Parent Demonstration, 1987-1998
• The Effects of Welfare Reform on Special Populations, 2000-2003
• The Innovative Strategies for Increasing Self-sufficiency, 2007-2014
• The Iowa Family Investment Program (FIP), 1997-2000
• Underreporting of Welfare Utilization in Current Population Survey Data Evidence for Matched California Administrative Data (CPS), 2001-2004
• Understanding Two Categories in TANF Spending: "Other" and "Authorized Under Prior Law", 2007-2008
• Understanding the Demand Side of the TANF Labor Market, 2005-2008
• Vermont Welfare Restructuring Project (WRP), 1997-2002
• What Works Best for Whom: Effects of Welfare Reform Policies on Subgroups of Current and Former Welfare Recipients, 2000-2004

 

Other Research

• Evaluation Data Coordination Project (EDCP), 2002-2004
• Feasibility Assessment of Studying the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina for ACF Service Populations, 2006-2008
• Study of Screening and Assessment in TANF/Welfare to Work, 1999-2002
• The Application of Effect Sizes in Research on Children and Families: Understanding Impacts on Academic, Emotional Behavioral and Economic Outcomes
• The Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation

 

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