Recommended Pages at urban.org
The Retirement Prospects of Divorced Women
urban.org — “The Retirement Prospects of Divorced Women” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 12:01 am By:
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#Retirement Prospects of Divorced ♀ PDF http://t.co/knnFAglb @urbaninstitute
Collecting DNA from Juveniles
urban.org — “Collecting DNA from Juveniles” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on January 25, 2012 at 7:20 pm By:
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Collecting DNA from Juveniles PDF http://t.co/vR4zzGaD @urbaninstitute
The prison system in this country is growing rapidly, and with that, has come a variety of challenges that require swift response
urban.org — “The prison system in this country is growing rapidly, and with that, has come a variety of challenges that require swift response” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on December 16, 2011 at 4:00 pm By:
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Understanding the Experiences & Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Views from Mentors PDF http://t.co/mHuUcu4H
Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs): An Interim Assessment of their Prospects
urban.org — “The first loans for creation of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs) are expected in early 2012. Proposed as an alternative to the public option in the health reform debate, CO-OPs are to be nonprofit, member-governed health plans that create innovative care delivery models to serve the individual and small group markets in various states. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has features that are attracting potential developers of CO-OPs, but it also contains provisions that ” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on September 3, 2011 at 6:15 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
Brief: Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs): An Interim Assessment of their Prospects http://t.co/56BGGzL - #health
Will the Patient-Centered Medical Home Transform the Delivery of Health Care?
urban.org — “This status report on the patient-centered medical home covers such topics as: What is a medical home? Where did the concept come from? How are medical homes assessed and paid? Do medical homes actually work? How does the health reform law encourage medical homes? The paper, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, concludes that the medical home model has the potential to transform health care delivery, but organizations promoting the model should tread carefully because enthusiasm for the” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on August 31, 2011 at 11:44 am By:
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Will the Patient-Centered Medical Home Transform the Delivery of Health Care? http://t.co/KZV5BT5 Unproven potential
Gains for Children: Increased Participation in Medicaid and CHIP in 2009
urban.org — “The number of children eligible for and enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP increased in recent years. As a consequence, the number of eligible but uninsured kids fell by about 340,000 between 2008 and 2009. Rates of participation in Medicaid/CHIP increased, from 82.1 to 84.8 percent nationally, with sixteen states achieving participation rates of 90 percent or higher in 2009. This report suggests that the high participation rates among children over the past few years are likely due in part to ongoin” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on August 19, 2011 at 8:10 pm By:
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Between 2008 and 2009 the number of CHIP-eligible but uninsured kids fell by about 340,000. http://t.co/RXzmdBv RT @urbaninstitute
Drug Courts Can Reduce Substance Use and Crime, Five-Year Study Shows, But Effectiveness Hinges on the Judge
urban.org — “The most extensive study of drug courts-a five-year examination of 23 courts and six comparison jurisdictions in eight states?found that these court programs can significantly decrease drug use and criminal behavior, with positive outcomes ramping upward as participants sensed their judge treated them more fairly, showed greater respect and interest in them, and gave them more chances to talk during courtroom proceedings.” View full resource at urban.org
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RT @DrugScope: Drug Courts Can Reduce Substance Use and Crime | Urban Institute, USA http://t.co/hnSgGUs
Evaluating the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) Technology to Prevent and Investigate Sexual Assaults in a Correctional Setting
urban.org — “Evaluating the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) Technology to Prevent and Investigate Sexual Assaults in a Correctional Setting” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on June 29, 2011 at 1:00 am By:
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Use of Radio Freq ID Device Tech to Prevent & Investigate Sexual Assault in Women’s Prison http://ht.ly/5rJI2 PDF http://ht.ly/5rJI3
Savings and Hardship Avoidance Among Households Headed by People with Disabilities: Implications for SSI
urban.org — “For households headed by persons with disabilities, savings can provide near-term protection against hardship. Analysis of longitudinal data from the 2001 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation indicates that households with $2,000 or more in liquid assets (interest-earning assets held at financial institutions) are better able to avoid subsequent hardships such as forgone doctor visits and missed utility payments, compared to those with smaller (or no) asset holdings. This evid” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on June 6, 2011 at 4:40 pm By:
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Savings & Hardship avoidance among US Households Headed by People w #Disabilities: Implications for SSI http://ht.ly/5aeYq
Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act
urban.org — “Maximizing insurance coverage for children under the Affordable Care Act will require considering how the new system and its rules will apply to children facing complex coverage scenarios. The purpose of this brief is to explore several scenarios in which children may face particular challenges in accessing health insurance coverage.?We find that roughly 20 million children live in situations that create particular challenges in accessing insurance coverage due to within-family variation in elig” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on June 3, 2011 at 3:52 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
Issue Brief: Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act (UI) http://bit.ly/m8Udz7 - #health #hcr
Thursday's Child: Building Better Children's Programs... and Public Confidence
urban.org — “Thursday's Child: Building Better Children's Programs... and Public Confidence” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on May 18, 2011 at 7:45 pm By:
Reclaiming Futures Health Organization
Tomorrow (5/19) at 9:00 a.m. E.T., the Urban Institute will host a Webcast and forum Building Better Children’s Programs: http://ht.ly/4XFBE
Serious Adolescent Offenders, Placements, and Outcomes: Testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Human Services
urban.org — “To understand better how youth in juvenile justice are doing under alternative policies and placements, improved access to data from all relevant agencies is needed, concluded Akiva Liberman at a hearing of a District of Columbia city council committee. Liberman is a senior adviser at the D.C. Crime Policy Institute.” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on April 16, 2011 at 10:20 am By:
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Serious Teen #Offenders, Placements, & Outcomes: #DC Committee on Human Services http://ht.ly/4zRk0
Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences
urban.org — “The U.S. child poverty rate has fluctuated between 15 and 23 percent for the past four decades, but far more children--37 percent--live in poverty at some point during their childhoods. Being poor at birth strongly predicts future poverty status. Using the PSID, this study finds that 49 percent of children who are poor at birth go on to spend at least half their childhoods living in poverty. In addition, children who are born into poverty and spend multiple years living in poor families have wor” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on March 15, 2011 at 4:13 pm By:
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1/2 of children born poor to be poor thru childhood & face difficult outcomes as adults http://bit.ly/dvooJ1 RT @urbaninstitute @HalfinTen
The Bond Market and Public Safety
urban.org — “At least 40 states face swelling budget deficits. Likely targets for reductions include the discretionary social programs that protect public safety. Rather than jeopardize the public?s safety and well-being with imprudent cuts, a different and better way out of the financing crunch is explained by two criminologists: the social impact bond.” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on February 17, 2011 at 5:40 am By:
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The Bond Market & at-risk youth, people w mental illness, drug addictions & prisoners returning home http://ht.ly/3XfOq
Past, Present, and Future of Juvenile Justice: Assessing the Policy Options (APO)
urban.org — “This report presents the results of research that examined changing trends in juvenile justice legislation and surveyed juvenile justice professionals across the nation to measure their impressions of recent juvenile justice policy reforms. Researchers learned there is considerable consensus among diverse practitioner groups, with survey respondents viewing rehabilitative programs as more effective than punitive ones - a perspective consistent with recent legislative trends. Together, these data” View full resource at urban.org
Most Recently Shared on January 25, 2011 at 9:05 pm By:
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RT @mygreatdebate: Urban: Past, Present, and Future - Policy Options for Juvenile Justice http://dld.bz/F8Jr #NFLLD #KIDCRIMEDB8
