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An archived collection of research summaries from 2001 and earlier that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

Strong Families 2001 Archives and earlier

Child Care in the Era of Welfare Reform: Quality, Choices, and Preferences — Dec. 2001
Research brief at Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three City Study, Johns Hopkins University website

Symptoms of Depression Among Welfare Recipients: A Concern for Two Generations — Dec. 2001
Research brief at Child Trends website

National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies — Nov. 2001
Research brief at MDRC website

Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation: 1994-1999 — Oct. 2001
Executive summary at U.S. Department of Agriculture website

Which Welfare Reforms Are Best for Children? — Sep. 2001
Research brief at Brookings Institution website

Welfare Reform's Effects on Children — July/August 2001
Research brief at Joint Center for Poverty Research website

When Single Mothers Work: Effects on Child Development — July/August 2001
Article at Joint Center for Poverty Research website

Half of Non-Resident Fathers Juggling More than One Set of Children — June 2001
News release at Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan website

Honey, I'm Home: Changes in Living Arrangements in the Late 1990s — June 2001
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Children Spend More Time with Parents Than They Used To — May 2001
News release at Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan website

How Familiar Are Low-Income Parents with Medicaid and SCHIP? — May 2001
Research brief at Urban Institute website

How Welfare and Work Policies Affect Employment and Income — May 2001
Research brief at MDRC website

Why Aren't More Uninsured Children Enrolled in Medicaid or SCHIP? — May 2001
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Births Outside of Marriage: Perceptions vs. Reality — Apr. 2001
Research brief at Child Trends website

Untapped Potential: State Earned Income Credits and Child Poverty Reduction — Apr. 2001
Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Children Cared for by Relatives: Who Are They and How Are They Faring? — Feb. 2001
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Encouraging Work through Child Care Subsidies — 2001
Research brief at Joint Center for Poverty Research website

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Research in Brief

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Strong Families 2001 Archives and earlier

Child Care in the Era of Welfare Reform: Quality, Choices, and Preferences — Dec. 2001

Symptoms of Depression Among Welfare Recipients: A Concern for Two Generations — Dec. 2001

National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies — Nov. 2001

Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation: 1994-1999 — Oct. 2001

Which Welfare Reforms Are Best for Children? — Sep. 2001

Welfare Reform's Effects on Children — July/August 2001

When Single Mothers Work: Effects on Child Development — July/August 2001

Half of Non-Resident Fathers Juggling More than One Set of Children — June 2001

Honey, I'm Home: Changes in Living Arrangements in the Late 1990s — June 2001

Children Spend More Time with Parents Than They Used To — May 2001

How Familiar Are Low-Income Parents with Medicaid and SCHIP? — May 2001

How Welfare and Work Policies Affect Employment and Income — May 2001

Why Aren't More Uninsured Children Enrolled in Medicaid or SCHIP? — May 2001

Births Outside of Marriage: Perceptions vs. Reality — Apr. 2001

Untapped Potential: State Earned Income Credits and Child Poverty Reduction — Apr. 2001

Children Cared for by Relatives: Who Are They and How Are They Faring? — Feb. 2001

Encouraging Work through Child Care Subsidies — 2001