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The Section 811 program expands the housing supply for poor people with disabilities. Traditionally, HUD funded nonprofits to develop group homes and small rental developments exclusively for the disabled. Changes in Section 811 provide rental assistance…

In 2013, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation initiated a five-year Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative to promote early detection and intervention for substance use among youth age 15-22. The initiative called for use…

Teachers can make a real difference in students’ outcomes. However, teacher quality varies greatly. New teachers, who frequently begin their careers in high-need schools where students are in greatest need of effective instruction, have been shown to be…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have high rates of risk factors associated with chronic illness and have much higher rates of chronic disease than non-Indigenous Australians. These higher rates affect overall life expectancy and mortality…

One in three Australians will experience mental health issues in their lifetime, but accessing services has historically been difficult and stigmatized. As part of the National Mental Health reform, Primary Health Networks have commissioned locally…

Older adults are at high risk for contracting novel coronavirus and for developing severe illnesses if infected. To inform policy starting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed more data on medical care for hospitalized patients 50 or older in rural…

Households around the U.S. face growing housing affordability challenges. While there are important roles for the federal and state governments to play in addressing this problem, many of the most critical policy solutions can only be adopted at the…

The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) among pregnant women and the incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) due to in-utero exposure to opioids have soared over the past two decades. The prevalence of NOWS among infants enrolled in…

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed data on how common COVID-19 was out in the community and how the virus transmits among members of the same household, even among asymptomatic individuals. CDC also examined differences in disease…

As the single largest payer for health care in the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collects massive amounts of data. CMS has over 6,000 employees nationwide responsible for programs that provide insurance coverage to…