Knocking on the Door: Barriers to Welfare and Other Assistance for Teen Parents

General Information

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Evaluator(s) Center for Impact Research
Investigator(s) Deborah Shapiro (Center for Impact Research)
 
Domain Child/Family
Status Completed (final report released)
Type Policy Analysis
Program/Policy Description A collaborative survey project to determine what was happening to teen mothers who were in need of assistance. Collective findings across Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta are reported.
Notes No notes reported.
 
Last Updated 07/10/02
Type of Summary Unreviewed
Contact(s) Deborah Shapiro
Center for Impact Research
926 N. Wolcott
(T) (773) 342-0630
Submitter(s) Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty
215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl
(T) (646)284-9600
(F) not reported

Populations Studied

Target Population Pregnant/parenting teens
Subgroups Analyzed None
Sample Size and Unit 1400 young mothers; 13 to 21 years, with mean ages in each site around 18

Sites Studied

A collaborative survey project to determine what was happening to teen mothers who were in need of assistance.

Collective findings across Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta are reported.