In this edition Forward to a Friend » Events Web Conference on Home Visitation Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration Research Issue Brief Discusses Home Visitation Programs as Key Investment in Building Effective Systems of Care Reports Highlight Lessons of Child Abuse Prevention Efforts in North Carolina and South Carolina Inside the Research: Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Families: Who Takes Up Supports? Features Chapin Hall Launches a Workforce Research and Data Initiative for the City of Chicago New Illinois Law Allows Foster Youth to Reenter Care; Chapin Hall Research Informs Legislation Thursday's Child Policy Forums Now Available on ResearchChannel Quick Links Events September 29, 2009 Web Conference on Home Visitation Join us for this year's final Governing for Children and Families web conference, as a panel of experts discusses how a home visitation policy can link research and practice to strengthen programming and improve outcomes for children.  Learn more and register for the web conference. November 9-13, 2009 Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration In partnership with Casey Family Programs, Chapin Hall and the Center for State Foster Care and Adoption Data are pleased to offer Advanced Analytics for Child Welfare Administration, a 5-day course for child welfare managers, held in downtown Chicago. Learn more about the course and download the application materials. Research Issue Brief Discusses Home Visitation Programs as Key Investment in Building Effective Systems of Care Over the past 20 years, home visitation has emerged as the flagship program through which many states and communities are reaching out to new parents. This Chapin Hall issue brief explores the opportunity to extend high-quality programs to more children and families presented by pending federal legislation and the mandate to invest in continuous program development through better evaluation methods. The brief highlights the need for a system of early intervention services, of which home visitation is a critical component. Read the report, Embedding Home Visitation Services within a System of Early Childhood Services, by Deborah Daro Reports Highlight Lessons of Child Abuse Prevention Efforts in North Carolina and South Carolina The Strong Communities and Durham Family Initiative (DFI) are two community-based child abuse prevention efforts that comprise The Duke Endowment's Child Abuse Prevention Initiative. Chapin Hall's cross-site evaluation of these efforts documents the extent to which these initiatives made progress toward accomplishing the Endowment's core outcomes. In interpreting the data, the authors place particular emphasis on drawing out key lessons of each site's respective theory of change, the relative efficacy of each site's various strategies, and the most promising areas for replication. Read three reports on The Duke Endowment Child Abuse Prevention Initiative, by Deborah Daro, Lee Ann Huang, and Brianna English. Inside the Research: Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Families: Who Takes Up Supports? A survey of low-income families shows that access to and use of basic support services by parents of young children differ according to where the mother was born. U.S.-born mothers are significantly more likely to be covered by health insurance and to have all of their children covered by health insurance than foreign-born mothers. They also are significantly more likely to receive food stamps and receive a childcare subsidy than foreign-born mothers. Special attention should be paid to informing foreign-born mothers about these programs and assisting them with the application process. Read Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Families: Who Takes Up Supports? by Julie Spielberger. Features Chapin Hall Launches a Workforce Research and Data Initiative for the City of Chicago Last month, the Chicago Workforce Investment Council (CWIC) was launched to oversee the more than $300 million in public funds annually invested to support workforce development. To fill a vital missing element--the availability of consistent data and analysis on workforce programs and outcomes--CWIC and others turned to Chapin Hall to house the newly created CWICstats, a research and data initiative. Read the Spotlight on the CWICstats initiative. New Illinois Law Allows Foster Youth to Reenter Care; Chapin Hall Research Informs Legislation On August 25, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed into law the Foster Child Successful Transition to Adulthood Act, which will allow young people who leave foster care before their 21st birthday to reenter the child welfare system or to access services and supports without reentering. Read the Spotlight on Chapin Hall's impact on the legislation. Thursday's Child Policy Forums Now Available on ResearchChannel Video recordings of the three Chicago-based Thursday's Child public policy panel discussions are now available on ResearchChannel. Cosponsored by the Urban Institute, these events focused on timely issues affecting America's children and youth, their families, and communities. The Real Costs of Teen Motherhood Location, Location, Location: Combating Urban Poverty through Place-Based Initiatives Health, Education, and Child Welfare: Measuring Outcomes across Systems Quick Links Visit the Chapin Hall website Register for a Chapin Hall event Browse Chapin Hall research Meet Chapin Hall researchers Subscribe to the Chapin Hall Alert For More Information Contact: Marc van Bree Public Affairs Associate mvanbree@chapinhall.org 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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