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Testimony
Improving Treatment Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health Conditions: Strengthening the Evidence Base for and Considering Barriers to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on November 14, 2023.
Oct 19, 2023
Rajeev Ramchand
Report
Air Force Readiness Assessment: How Training Infrastructure Can Provide Better Information for Decisionmaking
Investments in U.S. Air Force training infrastructure to improve readiness assessment can better inform decisions amid changing environments, an increased pace of warfare, and the potential loss of superiority.
Oct 19, 2023
Emmi Yonekura, David Schulker, Irina A. Chindea, Ajay K. Kochhar, Andrea M. Abler, Mark Toukan, Matthew Walsh
Research Brief
How Training Infrastructure Can Improve Assessments of Air Force Readiness
This brief summarizes research on how investments in U.S. Air Force training infrastructure to improve readiness assessment can better inform decisions amid changing environments, an increased pace of warfare, and the potential loss of superiority.
Oct 19, 2023
Emmi Yonekura, David Schulker, Irina A. Chindea, Ajay K. Kochhar, Andrea M. Abler, Mark Toukan, Matthew Walsh
Report
Data-Driven Strategic Planning: Aligning Program Planning, Budgeting, and Strategic Goals
In this report, the authors use a novel data-driven approach to identify key themes and objectives that will help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer update its strategic plan.
Oct 19, 2023
Emma Westerman, King Mallory, Monika Cooper, Emily Haglund, Evan Smith
Report
Women, Peace, and Security in Action: Including Gender Perspectives in Department of Defense Operations, Activities, and Investments
This report presents vignettes to help U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) stakeholders understand Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) relevance to national security and how WPS principles and gender perspectives have been applied in DoD mission areas.
Oct 18, 2023
Joslyn Fleming, Chandra Garber, Karen M. Sudkamp, Elisa Yoshiara, Abigail S. Post, Victoria M. Smith, Khadesia Howell
Journal Article
Defining Narrow Cost Analysis: A Brief for CCDF Lead Agencies
This brief has three goals: define narrow cost analysis; define and discuss child care costs and prices; explain how narrow cost analysis helps inform payment rates.
Oct 18, 2023
Julia Isaacs, Lynn A. Karoly, Pia Caronongan, Katie Gonzalez, Peter Willenborg, Sarah Prendergast
Journal Article
Promoting Sustainability of Child Care Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for States in Allocating Financial Resources
This paper provides basic background information about the structure of child care costs and revenues, and describes implementation issues for allocating financial resources to child care programs.
Oct 18, 2023
Andrew Burwick, Elizabeth Davis, Lynn A. Karoly, Theresa Schulte, Kathryn Tout
Report
Population Benchmarking for the U.S. Department of the Air Force: Impact of Eligibility Requirements and Propensity to Serve on Demographic Representation
Department of the Air Force accession eligibility criteria affect women and racial and ethnic minority candidates differently than they affect White men. Understanding the eligible population is crucial to growing a diverse workforce.
Oct 17, 2023
Tiffany Berglund, Louis T. Mariano, Christopher E. Maerzluft
Report
The Operational Risks of AI in Large-Scale Biological Attacks: A Red-Team Approach
In this report, the authors address the emerging issue of identifying and mitigating the risks posed by the misuse of artificial intelligence—specifically, large language models—in the context of biological attacks and present preliminary findings.
Oct 16, 2023
Christopher A. Mouton, Caleb Lucas, Ella Guest
Journal Article
Estimating Psychiatric Bed Shortages in the US
The US is confronting an urgent and worsening shortage of psychiatric beds. RAND researchers identify the challenges in estimating the shortage and recommend a data-driven approach.
Oct 16, 2023
Ryan K. McBain, Jonathan H. Cantor, Nicole K. Eberhart
Journal Article
Comparing Organization-Focused and State-Focused Financing Strategies on Provider-Level Reach of a Youth Substance Use Treatment Model: A Mixed-Method Study
This study compared two US federal grant mechanisms, organization-focused and state-focused grants, on organization-level implementation outcomes for the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach, an evidence-based practice for youth substance use.
Oct 16, 2023
Alex R. Dopp, Sarah B. Hunter, Mark D. Godley, Isabelle González, Michelle Bongard, Bing Han, Jonathan H. Cantor, Grace Hindmarch, Kerry Lindquist, Blanche Wright, Danielle Schlang, Lora L. Passetti, Kelli L. Wright, Beau Kilmer, Gregory Aarons, Jonathan Purtle
Journal Article
The Gender Gap in Performance Reviews
I examine gender differences in 100,000+ performance reviews for 170 companies across 12 industries. I find that women rate their performance lower than men, and these differences persist when accounting for manager and peer reviews of the worker.
Oct 16, 2023
Lisa Abraham
Journal Article
The Widening Achievement Gap Between Rich and Poor in a Nordic Country
We study a decade of achievement gaps for fifth-, eighth-, and 10th-grade students in Norway using administrative population data.
Oct 16, 2023
Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Lynn A. Karoly, Eric Dearing
Journal Article
Housing Insecurity and Sleep Among Welfare Recipients in California
The objective of this study was to estimate the effect of housing insecurity on sleep duration and sleep quality.
Oct 16, 2023
Robert Bozick, Wendy M. Troxel, Lynn A. Karoly
Journal Article
Using a Narrow Cost Analysis to Inform Payment Rates: A Brief for CCDF Lead Agencies
This brief describes how Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies can use cost data when setting payment rates. It covers two main topics: analyzing gaps between costs and payment rates and exploring strategies to close gaps.
Oct 16, 2023
Pia Caronongan, Katie Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Julia Isaacs, Peter Willenborg
Journal Article
Approaches to Narrow Cost Analysis: A Report for CCDF Lead Agencies
This is the second in a series on narrow cost analysis. The aim of the series is to help Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies understand the requirements, approaches, and uses of a narrow cost analysis.
Oct 16, 2023
Katie Gonzalez, Julia Isaacs, Pia Caronongan, Peter Willenborg, Lynn A. Karoly
Journal Article
Change in Caregiving to Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences by Dementia Status
Results demonstrate impact of COVID-19 on 3451 family caregivers of older adults on changes to care activities and support networks. Dementia caregivers lost more social ties and performed more care activities relative to before the pandemic.
Oct 16, 2023
Esther M. Friedman, Allison Kirkegaard, David P. Kennedy, Sarah E Edgington, Regina A. Shih
Journal Article
Perspectives on Financing Strategies for Evidence-Based Treatment Implementation in Youth Mental Health Systems
This study collected quantitative and qualitative survey data on how youth mental health system decision-makers viewed financing strategies that support implementation and sustainment of evidence-based treatments.
Oct 13, 2023
Maddison North, Alex R. Dopp, Jane Frances Silovsky, Marylou Gilbert, Jeanne S. Ringel
Journal Article
Evaluation of Phase II of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Test: First Three Years of Implementation (2020–2022)
RAND researchers are conducting a multiyear evaluation of the VBID Model test using a mixed-methods approach that involves surveys, interviews, and quantitative analyses of the relationship between VBID implementation and a variety of outcomes.
Oct 13, 2023
Christine Eibner, Dmitry Khodyakov, Erin Audrey Taylor, Denis Agniel, Rebecca Anhang Price, Julia Bandini, Marika Booth, Lane F. Burgette, Christine Buttorff, Catherine C. Cohen, Stephanie Dellva, Michael Dworsky, Natalie Ernecoff, Priya Gandhi, Alice Y. Kim, Julie Lai, Monique Martineau, Nabeel Qureshi, Jessica Randazzo, Afshin Rastegar, Lucy B. Schulson, Daniel Schwam, Joan M. Teno, Anagha Alka Tolpadi, Asa Wilks, Shiyuan Zhang
Report
Assessing and Suing an Algorithm: Perceptions of Algorithmic Decisionmaking
As use of artificial intelligence algorithms in decisionmaking spreads, public perceptions will have many implications — including for jury judgments and support for regulation. This report describes a survey experiment that explored such perceptions.
Oct 12, 2023
Elina Treyger, Jirka Taylor, Daniel Kim, Maynard A. Holliday

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