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Video May 19, 2017
Over the past decade, new research has revealed the link between early trauma and lifelong mental health issues. These discoveries have since revolutionized social work, healthcare, and early education. Policy changes enacted in response to our understanding of the biology of trauma are prioritizing earlier interventions like nurse home visiting services for at-risk families, and an increase in pre-kindergarten programs. This short animation by Nadja Oertelt is part of The Atlantic’s Next America: Early Childhood project, which is supported by grants from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and...

Authored by: Nadja Oertelt for THE ATLANTIC
Topics: Child welfare, Cost effectiveness, Early childhood, Home visiting, Mental health, Research
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren on May 22, 2017
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Report May 1, 2017
State by State Chart

Authored by: ACF
Topics: Early childhood
Shared by Marsha Basloe on May 4, 2017
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Interactive Feb 1, 2017
Suggestions for making supportive housing, both scattered site and single site, safe and developmentally appropriate for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Authored by: ACF and CSH
Topics: Early childhood
Shared by Marsha Basloe on May 4, 2017
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News Article

Topics: Education, Housing, Low-income, Post-secondary, Racial inequalities, South, Youth
Shared by Housing Is on Apr 27, 2017
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Policy Brief Apr 19, 2017
For eligible children, Medicaid pays for the medical services schools provide to students with disabilities so they can get an education.

Topics: Child welfare, Education, Medicaid / Medicare
Shared by Steve Lucas on Apr 19, 2017
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Report Feb 22, 2017
How Students Get to School in Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, DC

Authored by: Student Transportation Working Group for the URBAN INSTITUTE
Topics: Education, Transportation
Shared by Housing Is on Mar 29, 2017
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Report Mar 2, 2017
In addition to detailing burdensome regulations, industry groups CLPHA, NAHRO, and PHADA raise concerns about recent MTW Notice and Comment solicitations.

Authored by: CLPHA, PHADA, and NAHRO
Topics: Housing
Shared by Rich Bindell on Mar 3, 2017
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News Article Mar 2, 2017
Dr. Ben Carson becomes HUD Secretary with 58 to 41 vote in the Senate

Topics: Affordable Care Act, Funding, Health, Housing, Legislation & Policy
Shared by Steve Lucas on Mar 2, 2017
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Video Dec 8, 2016
What's it like being a first-generation college student? Unlike most of their peers, they can't rely on the experience of parents and family to help them register for classes, fill out financial aid forms, or quickly adjust to their new lives on campus. These are the stories of several first-generation college students and graduates, and this video explores their challenges, sources of support, and recommendations for policymakers. With a third of all incoming college freshmen being first-generation, telling their stories and informing stakeholders is more important than ever.

Authored by: AMERICAN YOUTH POLICY FORUM
Topics: Education, Post-secondary
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren on Feb 22, 2017
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Video Feb 14, 2017
If a homeless student is worrying about where he is spending the night, it’s likely he’s not going to be thinking much about his homework. And in one of the poorest districts in Kansas, educators have realized that to help homeless students they needed to do more to help homeless families. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week traveled to Kansas City to explore their unique program.

Authored by: Lisa Stark for PBS NEWSHOUR
Topics: Education, Homelessness, Midwest
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren on Feb 17, 2017
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Policy Brief Feb 16, 2017
Supporting parents' efforts to help their children develop during the preschool years improves a child's school readiness, reduces behavior problems, enhances social skills, and promotes academic success.

Authored by: Bierman K, Morris P, and Abenavoli R for THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
Topics: Early childhood, Education, Family engagement, School-readiness
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren on Feb 16, 2017
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Interactive May 1, 2016

Authored by: CLPHA
Topics: CLPHA, Data sharing, Education, Housing, Metrics, Partnerships
Shared by CLPHA Admin on Feb 7, 2017
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Webinar Feb 1, 2017
An overview of the individual and employer-based insurance markets before and after the ACA, and a look ahead at the choices both insurers and consumers must make for 2018 and beyond. For those unable to join the webinar and those who want to share the webinar with colleagues, a video of the webinar is now posted to the Alliance for Health Reform website, along with a transcript and all speaker presentations.

Authored by: Alliance for Health Reform and the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, in collaboration with the Association of Health Care Journalists
Topics: Affordable Care Act
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren on Feb 6, 2017
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News Article Jan 25, 2017
A reading program designed to help men become better fathers is associated with better parenting skills as well as behavior and learning improvements in kids, a small study suggests.

Authored by: Lisa Rapaport for REUTERS
Topics: Early childhood, East Coast, Education, Family engagement, Literacy, School-readiness
Shared by Abra Lyons-Warren on Feb 6, 2017
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Research Sep 1, 2014

Authored by: Greg J. Duncan and Katherine Magnuson for The Uninversity of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty
Topics: Early childhood, Homelessness, Legislation & Policy, Low-income, School-readiness
Shared by Amber-Lee Leslie on Jan 27, 2017
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Interactive May 1, 2016

Authored by: CLPHA
Topics: CLPHA, Data sharing, Education, Housing, Metrics, Partnerships
Shared by CLPHA Admin on Jan 24, 2017
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News Article Aug 20, 2016
Why well-off black families end up living in poorer areas than white families with similar or even lower incomes.

Authored by: John Eligon and Robert Gebeloff for THE NEW YORK TIMES
Topics: Housing
Shared by CLPHA Admin on Jan 5, 2017
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Interactive Nov 21, 2016
The Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Housing and Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index provides a more comprehensive way of thinking about the true affordability of place. It presents housing and transportation data as maps, charts and statistics for 917 metropolitan and micropolitan areas—covering 94% of the US population. Costs can be seen from the regional down to the neighborhood level.

Authored by: CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY
Topics: Transportation
Shared by CLPHA Admin on Nov 21, 2016