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Knocking on the Door: Barriers to Welfare and Other Assistance for Teen Parents
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Center for Impact Research |
| Investigator(s) |
Deborah Shapiro
(Center for Impact Research)
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| 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.
Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Program requirements
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Service utilization
Education
Caseload Dynamics
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
| Type | Impact Study (Quasi-experiment with non-equivalent control groups) |
Data Sources
| Source | Survey |
Findings Available
Final Impact FindingsFinal Descriptive/Analytical Findings
Recommendations
Existing Publications
| 04/01/02 | Knocking on the Door: Barriers to Welfare and Other Assistance for Teen Parents | CIR |
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