Key Topics

The Key Topics section of the Research Forum website briefly summarizes various research related to prominent topics related to income security, child and family well-being, and community issues. Key resources and selected recent publications are also provided.

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Overview of Programs
Full Issue Profiles
  • Administration/Implementation
  • Federal/State Systems/Spending
  • Reauthorization
  • Service Integration
  • TANF Overview
  • Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

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    Program Components
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Educational Activities
  • Financial Incentives
  • Sanctions
  • Time Limits
  • Work Experience Programs
  • Work Requirements

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    Children
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Child Care
  • Child Education
  • Child Outcomes
  • Child Support
  • Child Welfare

  • Publication Collections
  • Child Health
  • Child-Only Cases
  • Youth Issues

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    Special Populations
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Immigrants
  • Persons with Physical/Mental Health Problems
  • Rural Issues
  • Tribal Issues

  • Publication Collections
  • Domestic Violence Victims
  • Faith-Based Initiatives
  • Hard-to-Place Persons
  • Persons with Substance Abuse Problems

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    Caseload Characteristics
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Food Stamps Caseload Characteristics
  • Medicaid Caseload Characteristics
  • Welfare Leavers

  • Publication Collections
  • Welfare/Welfare Caseload

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    Program Outcomes
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Job Retention and Advancement
  • Welfare-to-Work

  • Publication Collections
  • General Social/Economic Outcomes

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    Family Formation
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Fatherhood
  • Incarceration and Prisoner Reentry
  • Marriage
  • Unmarried Births

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    Community
    Full Issue Profiles
  • Housing
  • Transportation

  • Publication Collections
  • General

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