The Innovations in Cash Assistance for Children Initiative develops, tracks, and translates evidence about cash assistance for families and what such support can mean for the well-being of children in low- and moderate-income households. Below is a collection of research, publications, and presentations supported by the initiative. Additional resources are forthcoming.
Webinars and Podcasts
Featuring Urban Institute’s Elaine Maag
American Enterprise Institute: A Conversation with Senator Mitt Romney: The Future of Conservative Family Policy
Tax Notes Talk podcast: The Advance Child Tax Credit: 2022 and Beyond
R Street: Is the Child Tax Credit Good Public Policy?
Niskanen Center: How Do Child Tax Credits Impact Labor Supply?
Other Resources
Case Study
Federal Child Tax Credit Policy Spurs State Innovation
Administration for Children & Families
Authors: Pete Subkoviak, Elaine Maag
December 2024
Journal Article
The effect of the US Child Tax Credit advance payments in 2021 on adolescent mental health: Changes in depression symptoms and suicidality
Preventive Medicine Reports
Authors: Laura J. Chavez, Andreas A. Teferra, Rose Hardy, Tansel Yilmazer, and Jennifer Cooper, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
October 2024
Blog Post
Did the Enhanced Child Tax Credit Impact Adolescent Depression?
Nationwide Children's Hospital
September 2024
Journal Article
Association of Expanded Child Tax Credit Payments With Child Abuse and Neglect Emergency Department Visits
Journal of the American Medical Association
Authors: Lindsey Rose Bullinger, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Angela Boy, Stephanie Blank Center for Safe and Healthy Children, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
February 2023
Research Report
Families’ Experiences with the Child Tax Credit: Advancing Tax Equity through Administration Reforms and Community Partnerships
University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations
Authors: Dylan Bellisle, Renada M. Goldberg, and Youngjin Stephanie Hong
February 2023
Research Report
The Expanded Child Tax Credit is Helping Families, but National Survey Shows Continued Outreach Remains Essential
The Center for Law and Social Policy
April 2022
Policy Report and Fact Sheet
How the Expanded Child Tax Credit Helped California Families
Berkeley Opportunity Lab
Authors: Brett Fischer, Hilary Hoynes, Karla Palos Castellanos, and Aparna Ramesh
September/October 2022
