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Pandemic Preparedness Hinges on Quickly Sharing Accurate Data
Blog
Abt adapted annual nationwide flu surveys to respond to the novel SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and gather information on COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine hesitancy.
Evaluating Child Welfare Community Collaborations
Project
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is transforming the field of child welfare by supporting communities’ efforts to prevent child maltreatment, rather than only respond once it occurs. ACF funded two cohorts of grantees under the Child…
Mexico Competitiveness Program
Project
Good governance is critical to Mexico’s long-term competitiveness. Improved competitiveness, in turn, is the key to rational and efficient use of the country’s natural-resource base. This is particularly important for rural producers who live in…
Impacts of Workforce Training on School-Work Sequences in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Publication
Abt’s analysis of career trajectories showed that Year Up increased transitions from training to higher-wage jobs but had no effect on persistent disconnection.
Serving Unemployment Insurance Claimants During a Public Health Crisis: The Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publication
This brief explores COVID-19 challenges to Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program operations and state strategies to address them.
Gender Differences in Family and Medical Leave Experiences
Publication
Family and medical leave experiences vary by gender.
Abt Evaluates New Orleans Educator Preparation Programs
Project
Abt is evaluating the New Orleans Supporting Effective Educator Development project.
Reimagining the Emergency Medical System in the Wake of COVID: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Biddinger
Blog
We sat down with Dr. Paul Biddinger of MGH to discuss how emergency services changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons learned for EMS and ED providers.
Trust and Localization: The Missing Tools in Pandemic Preparedness and Response
News
What is humanity’s best defense against a pandemic or other major threat? You’d be partially right to think: high-tech equipment in gleaming new health facilities, a computer farm in the cloud to collect and share data, highly qualified clinical staff, vast sums for vaccine research and development, and expansive budgets funding expensive national public health systems.
Decreases in inpatient hospitalizations from a technology-based, integrated behavioral health crisis response system: an evaluation of the Grand Response Access Network on Demand (GRAND) Model
Publication
This article showcases behavioral health crisis program, GRAND Model, which was found to be effective in reducing inpatient hospitalizations in Oklahoma.