After decades of neglect, the youth justice field is awakening to the importance of diversion in lieu of arrest and formal court processing for many or most youth accused of delinquent behavior. Even amid rising concerns over youth crime nationwide, … Read More
Author Archives: Jamar Little
Housing Needs of Survivors of Human Trafficking Study
Introduction The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), first passed in 1994 and most recently reauthorized in 2022, encompasses a range of federal responses to the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. VAWA established sentencing standards, victim … Read More
Foster Care History,Profiles of Adolescence,and Educational Attainment
Introduction High school completion and post-secondary enrollment are taken for granted by most K-12 students andtheir parents in the United States (Lippman et al. 2008; Pew Research Center 2011), but research points tosignificant educational disadvantages among youth with foster care … Read More
How Can You Not Drive? YOU CAN! DRIVE!
Introduction Few youths with foster care experience acquire a driver’s license given the absence of dedicated caregivers able to provide the resources to learn to drive. Lacking a driver’s license leaves these youths dependent on public transportation or friends who … Read More
Supporting Foster Youth and Their Family Connections: Policy and Practice Recommendations
In this study, a research team from UCLA learned directly from the youngest generation of foster youth transitioning into adulthood about the issues facing them personally and in relation to their family connections. We heard about issues that impacted them … Read More
Leveraging Cross-Program Data to Modernize Outreach & Enrollment in SNAP & Connected Benefits
Across the human services sector, a variety of data sharing models support state and local benefits access interventions and increasingly catalyzes longerterm systems transformation initiatives. Projects funded under the Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports (CSNS) grant program deployed three distinct … Read More
Family Engagement in Systems Change: Use of a New Assessment Tool in Quality Improvement
In 1987, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop’s Report on Children with Special Health Care Needs1 proposed a series of action steps toward achieving “comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered, community-based services for children with special needs and their families.” The action steps stressed the … Read More
Transcending Age-Based Divides: The Case for Scaling Intergenerational Solutions
Major demographic changes in the United States are leading to an increasingly multicultural and Multigenerational society. By 2030, the percentages of adults aged 65 and older and children under age 18 will be roughly the same, with ethnic and racial … Read More
Exploring the Contours of Expert Testimony Regarding Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome
The term “child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome” (CSAAS) was initially coined by psychiatrist Roland Summit in 1983 in an effort to understand the various ways children react to sexual abuse. From an evidentiary perspective, not all states recognize CSAAS as … Read More
From Evidence to Action: How Do We Establish Systems to Support Evidence Use?
Creating evidence is important. Creating usable evidence is even more so. But is it enough to just create high-quality usable evidence? If the evidence we generate is not used, we minimize our ability to achieve our shared mission of improving the lives of … Read More