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Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation
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For far too long, the child welfare system has been designed to be reactive, where caseworkers respond after child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences have occurred, with the primary intervention being removal from the home. For young…
Tracking COVID-19 in High-Risk Workers
Project
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed timely information on COVID-19 illness characterization and vaccine effectiveness in this highly exposed cohort. CDC also needed data on rates of symptomatic and asymptomatic infection and re-infection…
Evaluation of Indigenous Family Wellbeing Services
Project
Abt’s evaluation found that FWS help reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s entry into the child protection system.
ABC News/ Washington Post Tracking Polls
Project
Non-partisan political polling presents unique challenges that demand an experienced team. Media clients, like ABC News and The Washington Post, demand quick-turnaround work to fit today’s rapid news cycle. In addition, this work is subject to a high…
Tracking Minnesotans' Access and Use of Home and Community-based Health Services
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Minnesota’s Department of Human Services wanted to leverage existing state data to develop measures to help monitor access to Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS). To build on our prior work evaluating critical access to the state’s…
Study of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities
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Older adults are among those with the highest risk for medically attended COVID-19. From early in the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed data to characterize risk factors and clinical epidemiology of COVID-19 among older adults. The information would inform…
Service Function Review of Palliative Care Services
Project
Abt's review of palliative care services for the Australian Capital Territory Government identified critical gaps in service capacity and coordination.
Emergency Rental Assistance Guidance for States
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Congress appropriated $25 billion for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program, which provides assistance with rent and utilities to households that have lost income or experienced other financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to…
Promoting Children’s Savings Accounts
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Employment rates and earnings rise sharply for those with a post-secondary education. However, the high cost can put it out of reach for many children; fully 97 percent of college students from low-income households are unable to cover their costs…
Needs Assessment for Medicaid Readiness
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Abt helped a nonprofit prepare to deliver Enhanced Care Management services under California’s CalAIM Medicaid program.