Children, Families, and Communities

Iran
commentary
With Chaos in the Streets of Iran, Here's How the United States Could Help the Iranian People
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Dec 3, 2019
Los Angeles Times
The Iranian people deserve American support. But current U.S. policies are hurting the cause that Iranians are fighting for while failing to achieve any strategic objectives.
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Childhood Asthma
commentary
At the Interface of the Healthcare System and the Community: Insights from an Academic-Community Partnership in Camden, New Jersey
Mahshid Abir, Jane Forman, Dawn Wiest, Natasha Dravid, Aaron Truchil, Stuart Hammond, Paul Koegel
Dec 3, 2019
The RAND Blog
Asthma is a common and expensive childhood condition eroding the quality of life of children and families across the country. We sought to identify patient-centered interventions to reduce avoidable asthma-related acute care use and improve childhood asthma outcomes, and found that the solutions lie at the interface of the healthcare system and the community.
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Children
commentary
Celebrating Children's Rights Is Important, but More Progress Is Needed
Eleftheria Iakovidou, Barbara Janta
Nov 25, 2019
Encompass
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which set a legal framework and put children's rights firmly on the international policy agenda, was adopted 30 years ago November 20th. While there are a number of initiatives in place, more work could be done to maximize children's involvement in policy and decision-making on issues that affect their lives.
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Caregivers
commentary
Recognizing Family Caregivers as Part of the Health Care Team
Esther M. Friedman, Patricia K. Tong
Nov 18, 2019
The RAND Blog
Recent shifts in health care practices have left family caregivers increasingly responsible for medical tasks. Given family caregivers' central role in medical care, there are efforts underway to improve family caregiver integration into the health care team, but there are barriers to effective integration and engagement.
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Suicide
blog
Veterans, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Protests: RAND Weekly Recap
Nov 8, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on preventing veteran suicide, who's responsible when a car is hacked, how digital protests can affect Fortune 500 companies, and more.
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Child Health
commentary
How a Poor Indoor Environment at Home Affects Children's Health in the EU
Daniel Gehrt
Nov 4, 2019
Encompass
One third of children in the EU are exposed to damp or mold, cold, darkness, and noise in their own homes. The good condition of homes should not only be seen as an issue of comfort, but as an essential basic requirement for good health of the residents, especially when they are families with children.
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Suicide
essay
More Can Be Done to Save Veterans from Suicide
Nov 4, 2019
A decade of research at RAND has sought to focus the national conversation about suicide in general, and veteran suicide in particular, around solutions that work. The overwhelming message: We could do more to save the lives of veterans like Daniel Somers. Here is his story.
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Prisoner Reentry
essay
A Novel Approach to Helping People Returning from Prison
Oct 30, 2019
Many services try to address the needs of individuals returning from prison, but they're often designed without much input from the very people who need the services. A group of county agencies, service providers, and former prisoners collaborated to identify ways to improve reentry services in Los Angeles.
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Wildfires
commentary
Turning Off Power to Combat Wildfires Could Harm the Very People Who Need Protection
Joie D. Acosta, Regina A. Shih @ReginaShih
Oct 28, 2019
CalMatters
While intentionally shutting off power may be a practical way to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires, is it worth the risks? Until more thoughtful and comprehensive decisions are made, planned power outages need to be planned better.
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Economic Development
commentary
Economic Experiments for Global Impact
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Oct 23, 2019
The RAND Blog
Implementing effective solutions for global socioeconomic development and poverty alleviation is a daunting challenge. However, RAND has seen over its decades of work in this area that data-based decisions can improve the welfare of the world's most vulnerable populations.
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Environmental Science and Technology
q&a
The Science of Climate Policy: Q&A with Benjamin Preston
Oct 22, 2019
Benjamin Preston, a senior policy researcher and director of RAND's Community Health and Environmental Policy Program, specializes in climate risk and adaptation, disaster recovery, and resilience. In this Q&A, he discusses common misperceptions about climate change and how to decarbonize the U.S. economy.
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Sleep
blog
School Start Times, Streaming Apps, Brexit: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 18, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on later school start times, how streaming apps could help Americans be more active, the latest Brexit news, and more.
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Gender Equity in the Workplace
commentary
Stop Calling Us 'Women Experts'
Caroline Baxter @CarolineCBaxter, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron @bodinebaron
Oct 11, 2019
The RAND Blog
To get to a place where a woman's expertise is valued as implicitly as a man's, women must be freed of the baggage of being “women scholars” and “women policymakers.” Instead, women must be given that most significant form of respect: Just call us experts.
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Preschool
commentary
Early Childhood Education and Care Services Across the European Union Member States Still Fall Short of the Mark
Barbara Janta, Carlijn Straathof
Oct 10, 2019
The RAND Blog
Children's access to education and care from a young age is vital. Large differences exist between EU countries in access to those services and the quality of child care. Bridging the gap would require more efforts at the EU and national levels to guarantee that each child has access to services that will have lasting effects on their development.
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China
blog
China's 70th Anniversary, Wargaming, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 4, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on what the future holds for China, the importance of gender diversity in wargaming, how Army families address life's challenges, and more.
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Health Care Costs
blog
Drug Prices, China, Workplace Harassment: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 27, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on U.S. prescription drug prices, how not to confront China, sexual harassment in today's workplace, and more.
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Russian Strategy in the Middle East Is Limited

With Chaos in the Streets of Iran, Here’s How the United States Could Help the Iranian People

At the Interface of the Healthcare System and the Community: Insights from an Academic-Community Partnership in Camden, New Jersey

Raising the Bar: Louisiana's Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Children Cope with Trauma: A School-Based Intervention

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Addressing the Invisible Wounds of War

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Children, Families, and Communities

With Chaos in the Streets of Iran, Here's How the United States Could Help the Iranian People

At the Interface of the Healthcare System and the Community: Insights from an Academic-Community Partnership in Camden, New Jersey

Celebrating Children's Rights Is Important, but More Progress Is Needed

Recognizing Family Caregivers as Part of the Health Care Team

Veterans, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Protests: RAND Weekly Recap

How a Poor Indoor Environment at Home Affects Children's Health in the EU

More Can Be Done to Save Veterans from Suicide

A Novel Approach to Helping People Returning from Prison

Turning Off Power to Combat Wildfires Could Harm the Very People Who Need Protection

Economic Experiments for Global Impact

The Science of Climate Policy: Q&A with Benjamin Preston

School Start Times, Streaming Apps, Brexit: RAND Weekly Recap

Stop Calling Us 'Women Experts'

Early Childhood Education and Care Services Across the European Union Member States Still Fall Short of the Mark

China's 70th Anniversary, Wargaming, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap

Drug Prices, China, Workplace Harassment: RAND Weekly Recap

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