In recent years, marriage patterns in the U.S. have changed dramatically, with adults spending more time unmarried, and cohabitation and nonmarital childbearing becoming increasingly common. To examine these potential precursors of changes in adult marriage patterns, this report examines...

This report describes the status of over 1,000 Virginia families 18 months after their TANF cases closed because of a time limit. It finds that nearly all parents worked after leaving TANF, with average hours, hourly wages, and total earnings increasing over time. Families also decreased their...

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This brief highlights key findings on whether the coaching model and financial incentives implemented affect quality of services participating child care businesses provide.

Addresses what is known about care coordination, an innovative approach to meeting the psychosocial and medical needs of the growing number of people with special health care needs enrolled in Medicaid managed care. Although there is no standard definition of care coordination, the report notes...