Families

Patient-Centered Care
essay
Giving Patients a Voice in Medical Guidelines
Dec 31, 2019
Clinical guidelines are the user manuals of modern medicine. They can dictate insurance coverage and help hospitals set quality standards. Yet they often lack the perspective of those who care the most about good treatment: patients and their caregivers. Researchers are working to change that.
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Media Literacy
blog
How Americans Get the News, Iran, Caregiving: RAND Weekly Recap
Dec 13, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on how Americans consume the news, U.S.–Iranian relations, how federal disability payments help caregivers, and more.
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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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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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Parenting
commentary
Empowering Parents Through Positive Parenting Interventions
Barbara Janta, Lynn M. Davies
May 30, 2019
E!Sharp
For parents, knowing whether they are raising their children the “right” way can feel like an impossible task. Parenting programs can make a unique and indispensable contribution to child well-being, and ultimately give children the resilience to thrive, even in challenging circumstances.
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Migrants
commentary
Common Sense Solutions to the Border Crisis
Blas Nunez-Neto
May 2, 2019
The Hill
After years of declines, apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the U.S.–Mexico border are set for their largest year-on-year increase in history. There is, in fact, a humanitarian crisis on the border. How did this come about? More importantly, what can be done to address it?
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Children and Families Legislation
commentary
Use It or Lose It—Why Taking Parental Leave Is So Important for Fathers
Barbara Janta, Katherine Stewart
Mar 4, 2019
E!Sharp
The active involvement of both a mother and a father in the upbringing of a child has great social and psychological benefits. Yet, despite legal provisions allowing parents to take time off to look after children, such as parental leave, many men are still reluctant to take it.
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Work-Family Conflicts
commentary
Work vs. Family: How Some Countries Lead the Way in Flexible Working
Barbara Janta, Harry McNeill Adams, Nadia Koch
Jan 31, 2019
EurActiv
Many families in the European Union struggle to balance their professional and domestic responsibilities. Harmony between work and home could be an important way to help children and adults and promote a more prosperous society at large. More action could be taken to support work-life balance for working parents.
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Enlisted Personnel
essay
An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks
Oct 31, 2018
History records the names of generals, not of the privates filling out supply forms, cleaning out trucks, or huffing through another training exercise. But those privates keep the U.S. Army running. RAND research provides their unfiltered take on life in the ranks.
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Children and Families Legislation
commentary
Potential Changes to Paternity and Parental Leave in Europe
Barbara Janta
Jun 25, 2018
E!Sharp
Fathers' involvement in child care has considerable benefits for their children, mothers, employers, and themselves. Paternity and parental leave are important, but pay, flexibility, and eligibility remain significant barriers to uptake by fathers across Europe.
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Immigration Legislation
commentary
Restoring Asylum Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
Douglas C. Ligor @DougLigor, Lisa H. Jaycox
Jun 25, 2018
The Hill
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded asylum protections earlier this month for victims of domestic violence. The decision and the supporting analysis goes against decades of research on violence against women. Congress could reverse the decision by amending the asylum law.
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Immigration and Emigration
commentary
New Border Policy Could Have Unintended Consequences
Blas Nunez-Neto
May 21, 2018
United Press International
The Trump administration has announced significant policy changes to deter migrants from coming to America. These changes will likely have a significant impact on border operations and the federal court system. But it's less clear whether they will have the intended impact of reducing illegal immigration.
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Foster Care
essay
How the Child-Welfare System Could Protect More Kids and Save Billions of Dollars
Apr 25, 2018
It costs billions of dollars each year to investigate child abuse reports, counsel and support families, and provide foster homes for kids at risk. A greater focus on preventing abuse and neglect, and on placing children with relatives rather than strangers, could improve thousands of young lives.
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Domestic Violence
commentary
Tackling Gender-Based Violence Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik
Mar 22, 2018
The RAND Blog
Increased poverty and major shifts in traditional gender roles for Syrian refugees have worsened interpersonal tensions, increased the risk of domestic violence, and caused challenges for aid workers.
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Childhood Development
essay
High-Quality Early Childhood Programs Can Change Lives
Jan 3, 2018
The most comprehensive look to date at the benefits of early childhood education found that 102 of 115 programs improved at least one outcome for children beyond a statistical doubt. And the economic and social benefits continue to pay dividends, sometimes well into adulthood.
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Poverty
commentary
Fighting Poverty with Taxes
Patricia K. Tong
Nov 22, 2017
Council on Economic Policies
As the debate over tax reform continues, finding ways to help the most disadvantaged segment of the population should be considered. Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit and outreach to low-income populations could increase incentive to file or promote awareness about benefits and generate positive impacts in the longer term.
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Families

Giving Patients a Voice in Medical Guidelines

How Americans Get the News, Iran, Caregiving: RAND Weekly Recap

Recognizing Family Caregivers as Part of the Health Care Team

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

Empowering Parents Through Positive Parenting Interventions

Common Sense Solutions to the Border Crisis

Use It or Lose It—Why Taking Parental Leave Is So Important for Fathers

Work vs. Family: How Some Countries Lead the Way in Flexible Working

An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks

Potential Changes to Paternity and Parental Leave in Europe

Restoring Asylum Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

New Border Policy Could Have Unintended Consequences

How the Child-Welfare System Could Protect More Kids and Save Billions of Dollars

Tackling Gender-Based Violence Among Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

High-Quality Early Childhood Programs Can Change Lives

Fighting Poverty with Taxes

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