OPRE Insights Blog

Public Commitment to Racial Equity in our Research and Evaluation

OPRE studies the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) programs and the populations they serve through rigorous research and evaluation efforts guided by the principles of rigor, relevance, transparency, independence, and ethics

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Helping Parents Thrive: MotherWise and MIECHV

Mother’s Day is May 14th.  As part of celebrating Mother’s Day, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge an issue that is important and impacts many pregnant and parenting people in different ways — pre and postnatal care. 

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The Role of R3P: Research Practice Policy Partnerships and Evidence Use

Research on evidence use consistently points to the critical role of relationships in facilitating evidence use. 

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Leveraging Research to Address Diaper Need

For many families, especially those with young children, diapers are an essential resource.

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Brokers, Intermediaries, Boundary Spanners, Oh My!

Individuals or organizations who have a foot in both the research and the practice or policy world are key to supporting evidence use. 

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Harmonizing Black Resilience, Beauty, and Wisdom

As we celebrate Black History Month, we want to take a moment to think deeply about how history continues to shape experiences of families today.

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Recognizing Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. This month we are shining a spotlight on OPRE’s research on HMRE programs for youth, which teach youth about healthy romantic relationships, healthy communication, and conflict management skills.

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“Lifting Every Voice” this Black History Month

As we enter Black History Month, I'm reminded of childhood school concerts where we'd sing the song many refer to as the Black National Anthem,  "Lift Every Voice and Sing.” If this song doesn’t immediately come to you, I invite you to play it while you read this.

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Happy Data Privacy Week 2023

One of my favorite parts about working at HHS is that our predecessor agency published the privacy principles that helped lay the groundwork for all Federal privacy programs. It also influenced many of the privacy programs, policies, and laws you will find across the world!

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What Do We Know About How Organizations Can Support Evidence Use?

Research about when, why, and how evidence is used identifies the importance of social interactions and organizational norms that support evidence use. Explore more in this blog post. 

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