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A multigenerational group of people who share a close relationship and generally live in the same household, with one or more parents caring for biological or adopted children, families also include adult children who care for their elderly parents. RAND research on families spans various populations and socioeconomic backgrounds in developed as well as developing countries and addresses such topics as child welfare, fertility, marriage and divorce, and household economic security.

News Release
Care Experiences Are Worse in For-Profit Hospices Than in Not-for-Profit Hospices
Family caregivers of patients treated by more than 3,100 U.S. hospices reported worse care experiences on average from for-profit hospices across all of the domains assessed, including help for pain and getting timely care.
Feb 27, 2023
Commentary
Service Members and Their Families Are Paying for the Air Force's Fiscal Shortfalls
The United States faces the critical task of rebalancing long-term military personnel funding for sustainable workforce development and utilization. Otherwise, it could fail to keep the faith with the U.S. military's most precious asset: people and families.
Jul 31, 2023

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Brochure
RAND Research on Harmful Interpersonal Behaviors
The U.S. Department of the Air Force seeks to prevent harmful interpersonal behaviors among airmen and guardians and keep victims of these behaviors safe. This document provides an overview of selected work that RAND has conducted in this area.
Nov 16, 2023
Essay
Why Are U.S. Military Families Experiencing Food Insecurity?
Around a quarter of active-duty service members qualify as “food insecure.” But what's causing that, how to fix it—even what it means—is not clear. Food insecurity is a multifaceted problem that needs multifaceted solutions.
Nov 6, 2023
Report
Today's Army Spouse Panel Methodology: 2018 and 2022 Cohorts
The Today’s Army Spouse Panel offers the opportunity for spouses of U.S. Army soldiers to provide valuable feedback for the Army to use in data-driven decisionmaking. This report details the methodology used to establish this panel.
Oct 24, 2023
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
Journal Article
Typologies of Duocentric Networks Among Low-Income Newlywed Couples
This study analyzed combined networks of a couple, collected from 207 mixed-sex newlywed couples We identified five distinct network types with different levels of relationship quality.
Aug 28, 2023
Research Brief
Military Academy Students Can Now Retain Parental Rights: Department of Defense Options for Managing the Change
As of 2023, DoD allows enrolled cadets and midshipmen to retain parental rights. This brief explores potential DoD policy changes that could help cadet and midshipman parents care for their children, succeed in school, and become exemplary officers.
Aug 22, 2023
Report
Ensuring Parental Rights of Military Service Academy Cadets and Midshipmen: Policy and Cost Implications
This report characterizes legal, policy, practice, and cost implications of U.S. Department of Defense options to comply with a new congressional requirement allowing service academy cadets and midshipmen who become parents to retain parental rights.
Aug 22, 2023
Journal Article
Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers' Reported Care Experiences
In this analysis of national CAHPS Hospice Survey data from 653,208 caregiver respondents, reflecting care received from 3107 hospices, family caregivers reported worse care experiences at for-profit hospices compared with not-for-profit hospices.
Aug 16, 2023
Report
Russian Military Personnel Policies and Reforms 1991–2021
In the initial post-Soviet years, the personnel system of the Russian Armed Forces experienced pervasive challenges because of budget limitations and collapse of prestige. Reforms in recruitment, retention, and proficiency made some progress but multiple problems remain.
Aug 15, 2023
Report
Modeling the Impact of Research Investment on Down Syndrome–Associated Alzheimer's Disease
The authors developed a multistate population simulation and projection model to study trends in Down syndrome–associated Alzheimer's disease and the associated impact on caregiving.
Jul 24, 2023
Journal Article
World Class: Global Learnings for England on Early Years Policy
The briefing examines best practice in early childhood education and care from around the world to identify approaches that could be used to improve the system in England and ensure all children progress, particularly those facing disadvantage.
Jul 14, 2023
Journal Article
Guardians of Health: The Dimensions of Elder Caregiving Among Women in a Mexico City Neighborhood
We conducted in depth interviews with low-income women in Mexico City about their caregiving for older relatives. Participants viewed caregiving as a life-changing event, with 27 of 41 participants viewing themselves as health guardians.
Jul 13, 2023
Journal Article
Concepts of Burden in Giving Care to Older Relatives: A Study of Female Caregivers in a Mexico City Neighborhood
We interviewed 41 women in Mexico City through semi-structured interviews about their caregiving experiences to elderly relatives. Participants viewed caregiving burden as multi-dimensional, including positive and negative elements.
Jul 13, 2023
Journal Article
Are Household Formation Decisions and Living Together Fraud & Error Affected by the Living Together as a Married Couple Policy? An Evidence Review
This report summarises evidence on living together fraud and error (LTFE) and the social and economic context in which LTFE is embedded, with a view to informing DWP's living together policy and its application to reserved GB benefits.
Jul 11, 2023
Report
Soldier and Family Readiness Groups: Considerations for Implementation
The authors found that awareness of new U.S. Army Soldier and Family Readiness Group (SFRG) policy is not widespread among Army spouses, and aspects of the program could be improved. However, findings also suggest that SFRGs can be effective.
Jul 10, 2023
Report
Engaging a Global Network to Curate and Disseminate Evidence About What Works to Improve Family-School Engagement: A Case Study of the Center for Universal Education's Family-School Engagement Playbook Effort
This case study describes the effort of the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education to produce and disseminate a Playbook that synthesizes evidence and promising strategies to improve family-school engagement.
Jun 29, 2023
Report
Novel Methods to Assess the Military's Evolving Prevention Capabilities: Development and Pilot Test of the On-Site Installation Evaluation Process
This report describes the development, pilot test, and validity testing of a set of prevention capability metrics to improve the deterrence of sexual assault, sexual harassment, suicide, and domestic violence among military service members.
Jun 28, 2023
Research Brief
Understanding and supporting the financial stability of UK military families: Summary of findings and recommendations for policy and practice
This research brief summarises the findings and recommendations for policy and practice from a study looking at the prevalence and drivers of financial (in)stability among military families in the United Kingdom.
Jun 28, 2023
Report
Examining the financial stability of UK military families: An exploratory analysis
This study explores the prevalence and drivers of financial (in)stability among military families in the United Kingdom. It provides recommendations for improving policy and finance-related support based on a critical review of the support landscape.
Jun 28, 2023

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Teague Ruder

Senior Research Programmer

Teague Ruder is a senior research programmer at RAND who works extensively with survey and administrative data on a diverse set of projects focused on Military Health, Medicare, and Medicaid. Recent project include examining the impact of Medicaid reforms in New York State, describing patterns…
Kankan Zhang

Analyst

Kankan Zhang (she/her) is an analyst at RAND Europe. Working primarily in the area of home affairs and social policy, her research interests include education, employment, family policy and social includsion. Prior to joining RAND, Zhang completed a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge which…

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