Urban Institute: Adolescents http://www.urban.org/adolescents/index.cfm Urban Institute reports on: Adolescents - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. en-us Copyright 2009 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:35:33 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage: How Can Policymakers Maximize Gains and Prevent Harm?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411899&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Genevieve M. Kenney, Stan Dorn ) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Five Questions For Mary Cunningham]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901247&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Mary K. Cunningham ) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Susan Popkin to Head the Urban Institute's New Program on Neighborhoods and Youth Development]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901248&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia: 15th Annual Fact Book 2008]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001263&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jennifer Comey, David Price, Michel Grosz ) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A Safety Net For the Least Fortunate]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001249&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Peter Edelman, Mark Greenberg, Harry Holzer ) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Economic Recovery Package Will Help Poor Older Adults, but More Could Be Done]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901221&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski ) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Next Stage for Social Policy: : Encouraging Work and Family Formation among Low-Income Men]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411774&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Adam Carasso, Harry Holzer, Elaine Maag, C. Eugene Steuerle ) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Data Appendix to Kids' Share 2008]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411704&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gillian Reynolds, Elizabeth Bell, Rebecca L. Clark, Rosalind E. Berkowitz, Christopher Spiro ) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids to Receive Declining Share of Federal Spending]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901182&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Community Collaboratives Addressing Youth Gangs: Interim Findings from the Gang Reduction Program]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411692&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Meagan Cahill, Mark Coggeshall, David Hayeslip, Ashley Wolff, Erica Lagerson, Michelle L. Scott, Elizabeth Davies, Kevin Roland, Scott Decker ) Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Children's Savings Accounts: Why Design Matters]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411677&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica, Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle, Desmond Toohey ) Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[An Economic Framework and Selected Proposals for Demonstrations Aimed At Strengthening Marriage, Employment, and Family Functioning Outcomes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411655&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Robert I. Lerman, Gregory Acs, Anupa Bir ) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001174&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Stephanie Cuccaro-Alamin, Dean Duncan, Daniel Kuehn, Marla McDaniel, Tracy Vericker, Mike Pergamit, Barbara Needell, Hye-Chung Kum, Joy Stewart, Chung-Kwon Lee, Richard P. Barth ) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Effects of Immigration on the Employment Outcomes of Black Americans : Statement before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901159&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Harry Holzer ) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Girls in the 'Hood: The Importance of Feeling Safe]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411636&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Susan J. Popkin, Tama Leventhal, Gretchen Weismann ) Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assisted Housing Mobility and the Success of Low-Income Minority Families: Lessons for Policy, Practice, and Future Research]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411638&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Margery Austin Turner, Xavier de Souza Briggs ) Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Foster Youths' Views of Adoption and Permanency]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411609&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Kate Chambers, Erica H. Zielewski, Karin Malm ) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Putting Juveniles in Adult Jails Doesn't Work]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901138&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( John Roman ) Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lecture Series Honoring Paul Offner Launched by University of Wisconsin and Urban Institute]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901123&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Labor Market and Young Black Men: Updating Moynihan's Perspective]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001111&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Harry Holzer ) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Federal Investment in Children Projected to Weaken by 2017]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901113&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Data Appendix to Investing in Children]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411521&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gillian Reynolds, C. Eugene Steuerle, Adam Carasso ) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Investing in Children : Losing Ground?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411540&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( C. Eugene Steuerle, Gillian Reynolds, Adam Carasso ) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Investing in Children]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411539&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( C. Eugene Steuerle, Gillian Reynolds, Adam Carasso ) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Why Rise in Latino Drug Use? : Latino Students Pick Up the Bad Habits of Their U.S. Peer Group]]> The Charlotte Observer editor, Caterina Roman explains that the recent surge in drug use and other high-risk behaviors among young Latinos can be a sign of their adjustment to the American culture and that the only way to prevent this is to understand the process of acculturation.]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901095&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Caterina Gouvis Roman ) Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Understanding Homeless Youth: Numbers, Characteristics, Multisystem Involvement, and Intervention Options : Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901087&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Martha R. Burt ) Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Some Thoughts About New and Old Asset-Promotion Policies]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411477&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Robert I. Lerman ) Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids' Share 2007]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411432&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle, Gillian Reynolds ) Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids' Share 2007: Data Appendix]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901055&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gillian Reynolds, Elizabeth Bell, Rebecca L. Clark, Rosalind E. Berkowitz, Christopher Spiro, C. Eugene Steuerle, Adam Carasso ) Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Federal Resources for Children Challenged by Automatic Growth in Adult Entitlement Programs]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901056&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Economic Costs of Child Poverty : Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901032&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Harry Holzer ) Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ajay Chaudry Is Appointed Director of the Urban Institute's Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901028&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[N.Y. Gov Eliot Spitzer Taps the Urban Institute's Olivia Golden To Be His Director of Operations]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901029&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia : 13th Annual Fact Book 2006]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901025&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jessica Cigna, Jennifer Comey, Elizabeth Guernsey, Peter A. Tatian ) Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[At-Risk and Delinquent Girls Programs in the SafeFutures Demonstration : Program Models, Implementation Challenges, and Recommendations for Research, Policy, and Practice]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411385&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Caterina Gouvis Roman, Rebecca Naser, Shelli B. Rossman, Jennifer Castro, Jennifer Lynn-Whaley ) Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Understanding Recent Changes in Child Poverty]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311356&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols ) Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Financial Literacy Strategies: Where Do We Go From Here?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=311352&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Robert I. Lerman, Elizabeth Bell ) Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reconnecting Young Black Men]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900956&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Harry Holzer ) Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Understanding Changes in Child Poverty Over the Past Decade]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411320&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Austin Nichols ) Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reconnecting Disadvantaged Young Men]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900947&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Economic Impact of Raising the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction in Connecticut : Remarks before the Judiciary and Appropriations Committee, Connecticut General Assembly, February 21, 2006]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900959&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( John Roman ) Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Strategies for Preventing Homelessness]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1000874&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Martha R. Burt, Carol Pearson, Ann Elizabeth Montgomery ) Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia : Twelfth Annual Fact Book, 2005]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900910&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jessica Cigna, Jennifer Comey, Peter A. Tatian, Mary Kopczynski Winkler ) Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New Approaches Address Getting Alienated Young Men Back to School or Jobs]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900909&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health, Housing, and Human Services : Exploring Strategies for the National Capital Region]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900919&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gamut of Challenges Facing Children Is Focus of New Monthly Forum]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900899&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Issues and Insights after Hurricane Katrina]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900897&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Youth Development Approaches in Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411235&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Martha R. Burt, Jeffrey Capizzano, Janine M. Zweig, Shinta Herwantoro Hernandez, Alexandra Fiorillo ) Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Viewpoint: Katrina Could Help the Poor]]> BBC News] In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many poor families scattered throughout the United States. "Images of people trapped in New Orleans after Katrina have rekindled interest in American poverty," says Sheila Zedlewski, director of the Income and Benefits Policy Center. Discussing Katrina's impact on poor families, Zedlewski offers perspective on how the storm could serve as a catalyst "to confront poverty head on and create a system that protects all from shock and ruin."]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=900840&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski ) Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The Economics of Juvenile Jurisdiction]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411208&RSSFeed=UI_Adolescents.xml paffairs@urban.org ( John Roman, Jeffrey A. Butts ) Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EST