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A collection of brief research summaries from 2004 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

Strong Families 2004 Archives

Children of Low-Income, Recent Immigrants Could Benefit from Different Programs than Native-Born Low-Income Children — Dec. 2004
Fact sheet at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Parent-Teen Relationships and Interactions: Far More Positive Than Not — Dec. 2004
Research brief at Child Trends website

Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development — Oct. 2004
Executive summary at Economic Policy Institute website

Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers — Sep. 2004
Research brief at National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy website

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S. — Aug. 2004
News release at U.S. Census Bureau website

Employment Rates for Single Mothers Fell Substantially During Recent Period of Labor Market Weakness — June 2004
Research brief at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities website

Moving Forward: Head Start Children, Families, and Programs in 2003 — June 2004
Research brief at Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) website

Low-Income Children in the United States — May 2004
Fact sheet at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Getting Time Off: Access to Leave Among Working Parents — Apr. 2004
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Well-Being (No. 19 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Mar. 2004
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Trends in Parents' Economic Hardship (No. 21 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Mar. 2004
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Trends in Private and Public Health Insurance for Adolescents — Mar. 2004
Journal abstract at Journal of the American Medical Association website

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: One Year in Foster Care Wave I Data Analysis Report — Feb. 2004
Executive summary at Administration for Children and Families website

Welfare Caseloads Increase in 27 States Between June and September 2003 — Feb. 2004
Research brief at Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) website

Child and Youth Well-Being Under Welfare Reform — Jan. 2004
Issue brief at NGA Center for Best Practices website

Who Are "Fragile Families" and What Do We Know About Them? — Jan. 2004
Research brief at Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) website

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Strong Families 2004 Archives

Children of Low-Income, Recent Immigrants Could Benefit from Different Programs than Native-Born Low-Income Children — Dec. 2004

Parent-Teen Relationships and Interactions: Far More Positive Than Not — Dec. 2004

Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development — Oct. 2004

Another Chance: Preventing Additional Births to Teen Mothers — Sep. 2004

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S. — Aug. 2004

Employment Rates for Single Mothers Fell Substantially During Recent Period of Labor Market Weakness — June 2004

Moving Forward: Head Start Children, Families, and Programs in 2003 — June 2004

Low-Income Children in the United States — May 2004

Getting Time Off: Access to Leave Among Working Parents — Apr. 2004

Race, Ethnicity, and Economic Well-Being (No. 19 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Mar. 2004

Trends in Parents' Economic Hardship (No. 21 in Series, "Snapshots of America's Families III") — Mar. 2004

Trends in Private and Public Health Insurance for Adolescents — Mar. 2004

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: One Year in Foster Care Wave I Data Analysis Report — Feb. 2004

Welfare Caseloads Increase in 27 States Between June and September 2003 — Feb. 2004

Child and Youth Well-Being Under Welfare Reform — Jan. 2004

Who Are "Fragile Families" and What Do We Know About Them? — Jan. 2004