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| January 15, 2009 |
 Audio Recording: Health
Care Reform and Children: The Prognosis for Change in 2009
This Thursday's Child public policy forum in Washington, DC,
explored the process and politics of enacting children's health policy within
the current economic crisis.
A panel of experts discussed the future of the popular State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which will receive a
multiyear reauthorization this year, and how federal and state governments
might handle the challenges that will inevitably emerge when the interests of
young people are integrated into large-scale health reform.
Listen to the Recording
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December 11, 2008
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Audio Recording: Location, Location, Location: Combating Urban
Poverty through Place-Based Initiatives
This Thursday's Child public policy forum in Chicago discussed
community-based activities aimed at stemming the cycle of concentrated urban
poverty.
Chapin Hall research fellow Robert Chaskin discussed the
research agenda needed to strengthen new and continuing community-building efforts
and models of integrative services for children and families. Panelists also
explored the role of federal urban policy and programs for children, youth, and
families, and the role of community-based groups and philanthropy in such
efforts. Chapin Hall executive director Matthew Stagner moderated the
discussion.
Listen to the Recording
Read related Chapin Hall resources, Toward Greater Effectiveness in Community Change: Challenges and Responses for Philanthropy, by
Prudence Brown, Robert J. Chaskin, Ralph Hamilton, and Harold Richman.
An Evaluation of the Ford Foundation's Neighborhood and Family Initiative, by Robert J. Chaskin, et al.
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Preschool Initiative Shows Gains despite Budget and
Implementation Challenges |
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Chapin Hall's multiyear evaluation of a Palm
Beach County, Florida, initiative to provide low-income children with a
high-quality, year-round preschool experience, discusses the progress made
during its third year of implementation. The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative
consists of an evidence-based education curriculum enacted by trained and
certified teachers, low teacher-child ratios, and an intensive program of
activities designed to strengthen parent involvement.
Read the third-year report and executive summary in the
series, Getting Ready for School: Palm Beach County's Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, by Julie Spielberger, Stephen Baker,
Carolyn Winje, and Leifa Mayers.
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Call for papers: Building Safe, Humane, and
Responsive Communities for Children and Families symposium |
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The International Society for Child Indicators, codirected
by Chapin Hall research fellow Robert Goerge, is cosponsoring a symposium, Building
Safe, Humane, and Responsive Communities for Children and Families, March 30-April
1, in Greenville, SC.
Researchers interested in presenting papers can submit abstracts until
January 30. Selected papers will be subsequently published in a journal or an
edited volume on child indicator research.
To submit an abstract and/or to register for the conference, visit www.familysymposium.com. |
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For More Information Contact:
Carolyn Saper
Director of Communications
csaper@chapinhall.org
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Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.753.5900
www.chapinhall.org
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