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Chapin Hall’s Sarah Berger Gonzalez and Madeline Youngren write for The Imprint News on how #SCOTUS's recent ruling that allows localities to impose criminal penalties for camping and public sleeping shortchanges the futures of youth experiencing #Homelessness: https://lnkd.in/gTwrcZtu Youth experiencing homelessness need help. And this ruling just made it harder for them. #Housing

Tune into a powerful conversation with Clare Anderson, MSW, Senior Policy Fellow at Chapin Hall. She describes how 40 years of data tells us that investing in economic stability keeps families together and improves well-being. Hear how multiple states are using this evidence to change policy and funding to support families before they reach a crisis point. Apple Podcast - https://lnkd.in/gkS5cFrF Spotify - https://lnkd.in/gwU76Y-d #CommunityVoice #ChildWelfare #ThrivingFamilies @Tecoria Jones, Elliott Orrin Hinkle, Matt Anderson

How do we prevent and #EndYouthHomelessness in the US? Explore insights in chapter 8 of the latest Research Handbook on Homelessness, titled "Preventing and ending youth homelessness in the US." This work was co-authored by Chapin Hall #YouthHomelessness expert Amy Dworsky with colleagues Matthew Morton and Shannon Kugley: https://lnkd.in/gcgGUKwF Edward Elgar Publishing

Previously, this went out without Dana's photo, so here's the full version to properly celebrate! Senior Policy Fellow Dana Weiner is one of the best illustrations of someone who fully integrates research and policy expertise – generating and applying evidence toward maximum impact for children and families. She is an accomplished researcher, methodologist, translator and #Policy advisor, and she helped build up Chapin Hall's policy unit and the data analytic team within it. Over the past ten years, Dana has been key to numerous projects at Chapin Hall, some of which include leading our Family First Implementation Collaborative and being the lead author of our first brief on economic and concrete supports, which launched an important family strengthening portfolio. Currently, Dana is Chief Officer for the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation in the office of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and is helping re-shape systems to better meet the needs of young people and their families. Dana is not only an exceptional leader, but a strong role model, mentor, and friend to many in our organization. She is the first to step up, and she lifts others up with her. It’s with great appreciation that we celebrate her anniversary. Happy anniversary, Dana, and thank you for everything you have contributed to Chapin Hall! Learn more about Dana: https://lnkd.in/gZXqP_8V

Researchers routinely use publicly available datasets to answer #Research questions. But its unclear how often researchers consider whether the dataset could be racially or ethnically biased. Such a bias could have implications for analysis and data interpretations. Try using our Racial Bias in Data Assessment Tool to assess a survey datasets for racial and ethic #Bias: https://lnkd.in/gCw5wFep People who used the tool told us: ☑️ references in the tool provided helpful information and guidance ☑️ it was a useful teaching tool

Policy Analyst Sean Hyland (Sean H.) is a deep thinker and conscientious team member. He has a passion for acquiring new skills and is always eager to share what he learns with others. He's an accomplished writer and has contributed to several key publications, including a guide to help case workers match families with the right services, a report elevating culturally specific evidence-based programs, and an implementation science curriculum for #ChildWelfare agencies. We especially admire his commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (#DEI). He has served as a member of Chapin Hall's Race Equity Principals Workgroup and Culture and Climate Committee, and he goes above and beyond to apply DEI principles to policy findings and his work with clients. Happy Anniversary, Sean! Learn more about Sean: https://lnkd.in/gUA6KkiM

How prevalent is #YouthHomelessness? Who does it impact? And what kind of actions can we take to prevent and end it for good? Explore several dozen graphics visualizing data from our seminal Voices of Youth Count Study for insights: https://lnkd.in/gXW3zf4a You can use these to educate yourself on this issue and communicate it to others! #EndYouthHomelessness

The Safe & Connected™ practice model helps practitioners work closely with families and their support systems to reduce unnecessary child welfare involvement. It's grounded in values of curiosity and conversation, social justice, #Equity, knowledge building, and participation. Learn about the evidence-base we are building for this model: https://lnkd.in/gFEG7xzd #ChildWelfare

Using datasets that contain racial or ethnic #Bias can have broad implications for research analysis and downstream effects on the children and families you're trying to support. If you're using a public survey dataset in your #ChildWellbeing research, you should consider assessing it for potential racial and ethnic bias using our Racial Bias Tool. What did people who used the tool think of it? They said: ☑️ it provided specific steps on reducing risk of racial/ethnic bias ☑️ topics in the tool taught them different ways datasets can contain this bias Explore: https://lnkd.in/gCw5wFep

Thinking about Economic and Concrete Supports for children and families? You're not alone. Seems everyone in #ChildWelfare is. Watch our webinar on results of a national survey conducted by Chapin Hall and APHSA, which focused on how child welfare leaders perceive and use economic and concrete supports to prevent family child welfare involvement: https://lnkd.in/gnzF5sPK You'll learn about key findings and challenges in aligning human service agencies to better support families. #ChildWellbeing