2012-05-24T14:12:23Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/child-welfare.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR991-1.html Jan 4, 2012 Jan 4, 2012

Safe Start Promising Approaches (SSPA) is the second phase of a community-based initiative focused on developing and fielding interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence. This report shares the results of SSPA, which was intended to implement and evaluate promising and evidence-based programs in 15 program sites across the country.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120029.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The objective of this paper is to delineate a set of standards for conducting benefit-cost analyses (BCAs) of early childhood programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9575.html Sep 13, 2011 Sep 13, 2011

RAND's evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches identified program successes and challenges in implementing programs for children exposed to violence. The evaluation results, though largely inconclusive, can inform similar efforts going forward.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/08/26/PBS.html Aug 26, 2011 Aug 26, 2011

Boys and men of color—in particular, young African American men—are particularly vulnerable to racial and ethnic disparities. That such disparities exist should surprise no one. Nor should the fact that such disparities diminish the life chances of those affected, writes Lois M. Davis.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100260.html May 1, 2011 May 1, 2011

This article reviews the public policy and advocacy priorities of the Academic Pediatric Association over the last 50 years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9568.html Jan 19, 2011 Jan 19, 2011

Reports the results of a longitudinal study of youth from military families and their caregivers concerning their emotional well-being and how well they are coping with servicemembers' extended deployments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR913.html Jan 19, 2011 Jan 19, 2011

Children and spouses of military members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan report facing challenges as family relationships change and they assume more responsibility for household duties during deployment.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/01/19.html Jan 19, 2011 Jan 19, 2011

Children and spouses of military members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan report facing challenges as family relationships change and they assume more responsibility for household duties during deployment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9413/index2.html

Discusses the large disparities between boys and men of color in California compared with their white counterparts across four broad domains -- socioeconomic, health, safety, and ready to learn.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100046.html May 11, 2010 May 11, 2010

<p>A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes of all affected Americans. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9445.html Apr 28, 2010 Apr 28, 2010

<p>California's Paid Family Leave Insurance program, the first of its kind, has not increased the percentage of parents who took leave to care for a sick child. Fewer than 15 percent of parents who were qualified for the program knew about it.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100032.html Mar 31, 2010 Mar 31, 2010

<p>Small sales taxes on soft drinks in the range currently in force in some states are insufficient to reduce consumption of soda or curb obesity among children. Such small taxes may reduce consumption in among children at greater risk for obesity, but reducing consumption for all children would require larger taxes. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR772.html Jan 4, 2010 Jan 4, 2010

<p>CBITS was developed for use by school-based mental health professionals for any student with symptoms of distress following exposure to trauma. SSET was adapted from CBITS for use by any school personnel with the time and interest to work with students affected by trauma. This toolkit assists social workers, school-based mental health professionals, and school personnel in adapting these interventions for use with youth who are in foster care.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100065.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>This study of a district-wide suicide prevention program found that schools whose implementation focused on at-risk students had better results.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100215.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Studies the effect of parental deployment on the well-being of children, and whether and how parental deployments affect the behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes of youth in the school setting.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101321.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Studies the effect of parental deployment on the well-being of children, and whether and how parental deployments affect the behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes of youth in the school setting.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/12/07.html Dec 7, 2009 Dec 7, 2009

Children in military families may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100067.html Dec 7, 2009 Dec 7, 2009

Children in military families may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9488.html Nov 2, 2009 Nov 2, 2009

<p>Summarizes research showing that children from military families experience above-average levels of emotional and behavioral difficulties and that longer parental deployments are associated with greater difficulties.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091119.html Oct 31, 2009 Oct 31, 2009

<p>This project has implemented successful interventions to improve the quality of life and reduce disparities for children with asthma in Puerto Rico.</p>