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Population and Aging

RAND research on population and aging includes family planning policy, vulnerable populations such as the elderly, demographic trends, environmental effects, security implications, as well as retirement savings and financial literacy. View all Population and Aging documents available online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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California Parolees Have a High Need for Health Services, but Accessing Services Is a Challenge — Jun. 11, 2009

Inmates released from California prisons have a high need for drug treatment, health care and mental health services, but they face barriers to accessing such aid because many return to communities where health care services are severely strained.

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U.S. Households Are Coping with the Economic Downturn by Helping Each Other Financially — Jun. 5, 2009

One way that U.S. households are coping with the global economic downturn is by reaching out to each other via financial help, according to recent survey results, which also reveal that many more households are giving financial help than receiving it and that help most frequently flows from parents to children.

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RAND Summer Institute Conferences Address Critical Issues for Our Aging Population — Mar. 26, 2009

RAND Summer Institute, a Labor and Population Center for the Study of Aging program, consists of two annual conferences on aging. This year the conferences are sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and will convene in Santa Monica.

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May 28, 2009: California's Preschool System Can Be Improved Now, When Resources Are Scarce, and In the Future

February 13, 2009: Could Mexico Fail?, By Brian Michael Jenkins (Homeland Security Today)

September 8, 2008: Previously Deported Immigrants More Likely to Be Rearrested After Leaving Jail

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How Deployments Affect Service Members To offer insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and their families in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families, this book draws on the perspectives of economics, sociology, and psychology; provides a formal model of deployment and retention; reviews published work; reports on the results of focus groups conducted in each of the services; and presents findings from an analysis of survey data. Full Document

Low Fertility and Population Aging: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options Assesses which government policies, macro-level conditions, and household-level demographic behaviors can prevent or mitigate the adverse consequences of low fertility and population aging. Full Document