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Child Well-Being Effects of Welfare Reform
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
University of Chicago |
| Investigator(s) |
Not Reported
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Child/Family |
| Status | Completed with continuing analysis |
| Duration | Sep 1990 - Sep 2001 |
| Type |
Policy Analysis |
| Program/Policy Description |
This project will examine the effects of welfare reform on child well-being in Illinois by doing a short-term policy analysis of (a) criminal behavior; (b) social service utilization, primarily child welfare and mental health services; (c) health care insurance uptake among eligible children and
adolescents in families who have been on AFDC or TANF in Illinois; and (d) the educational performance of children and adolescents who have been on AFDC or TANF in Chicago. Major Research Questions: How is a family's participation in income maintenance programs before and after state and federal welfare reform related to educational outcomes, delinquency, health care coverage, and social service receipt for the family's children? Are these outcomes different for those who actually participate in the programs than for those who are eligible but do not participate? How does employment interact with eligibility and participation in welfare programs with respect to those outcomes? |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 03/28/01 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Alan Yaffe (ayaffe@acf.dhhs.gov)
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (T) not reported (F) not reported |
| 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 |
Recipients/participants/clients Children |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
None |
| Sample Size and Unit | The study population comprises the families of children who were in the Chicago Public Schools at any point from 1990-2000. |
| Execution | Study is using the Illinois Integrated Database on Children and Family Services, a longitudinal database containing a wide array of administrative data on children in Illinois. |
Sites Studied
Chicago, IllinoisProgram Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Employment activities
Social/Support services
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Child Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Impact Study (Quasi-experiment with non-equivalent control groups) |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
Findings Available
Not Yet AvailableRecommendations
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