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| June 4, 2009 |
Forum and Webcast: Health, Education, and Child Welfare:
Measuring Outcomes across Systems
University of Chicago
Gleacher Center,
Chicago, IL
Join Chapin Hall and the Urban Institute on June 4 for a
Thursday's Child public policy forum that explores the
push to monitor outcomes for children and youth across the systems that serve
them. Chapin Hall Research Fellow Fred Wulczyn and other experts from the
education, healthcare, and child welfare fields will examine differences
and commonalities among the performance measures used by these sectors and
analyze where intersections might work, where they won't, and why.
Register to attend event in Chicago.
Register for live audio webcast.
Read related Chapin Hall publications by Fred Wulczyn: Monitoring Child Welfare Programs and Getting What We Pay For.
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| May 6, 2009 |
Web Conference
Recording: Building Blocks For Kids: Creating Intervention Systems That Support Young Children's Healthy Development
On May 6, the Governing for Children and Families web
conference, sponsored by Chapin Hall and the NGA Center
for Best Practices, explored how states and local municipalities can strengthen
the infrastructure to support multiple early childhood services that together
promote school readiness and other developmental goals.
Chapin Hall Research Fellow Julie Spielberger discussed findings from her multiyear research in Palm Beach County, Florida, and the
challenges of studying systems.
Other panelists discussed how research supported their system building and
provided examples of collaborative and effective partnerships, and the new
funding opportunities for improving early childhood systems available through
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Go to the recording and resources at chapinhall.org.
Save the Date: July
15 Web Conference on Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
Mark your calendars: The next Governing for Children
and Families web conference will take place on Wednesday, July 15. Chapin Hall
Senior Researcher Amy Dworsky will be among the panelists examining youth
transitioning out of foster care and the benefits and costs of extending foster care to age 21.
Read related Chapin Hall publications by Amy Dworsky: Helping Former Foster Youth Graduate from College and National Review of Policies and Programs Supporting Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care.
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| May 21, 2009 |
Audio Recording: Immigrant
Families, English Language Learners, and the Future of Education Reform
On May 21, the Thursday's Child policy forum and
webcast explored how education reforms and the experiences of students learning
English intersect, and what this means for the children's policy arena.
Listen to the recording at chapinhall.org.
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Study Finds Low Levels of Physical Activity among Chicago Teens
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This
Chapin Hall issue brief discusses how students in Chicago public high schools spend their
out-of-school time. Researchers looked at students' participation in sports,
informal exercise, and other activities, and classified their levels of
physical activity. Analyses revealed low levels of activity among most teens.
Researchers also identified individual and community characteristics associated
with teens' level of physical activity. This report can inform the development of policy and the initiation of programs that can provide more safe and attractive opportunities for physical activity among youth.
Read How Active Are Teens during Their Out-of-School Time? The View from Chicago by Robert M. Goerge, Gretchen Ruth
Cusick, and Shannon Guiltinan
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Most Illinois Children in Foster Care Were Born
to Former Teen Mothers |
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Children of mothers who first give birth as teenagers make
up more than 60 percent of children entering foster care in Illinois. This finding highlights the need to learn more about
the risks to children of teen parents and factors that may mitigate those
risks.
Read Inside the Research by Robert M. Goerge, Allen Harden, and Bong Joo Lee |
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Spotlight: The Impact of Applied Research on
Child-Family Policy |
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Chapin Hall Executive Director Matthew Stagner and Founding Director Harold Richman describe how designing and conducting sound research impacts policies and systems of care for children, youth, families, and communities.
Read the Spotlight at chapinhall.org
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Chapin Hall Rolls Out New Website with Improved Access
to Research
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Chapin Hall's new website provides new content and features and an updated navigation to browse through more than 200 publications and abstracts of ongoing research projects.
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For More Information Contact:
Marc van Bree
Public Affairs Associate
mvanbree@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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