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Study Reveals Long-Term Effects of Combat-Related PTSD in Vietnam Veterans
Project
The National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study (NVVLS) from 2010-2013 sought to provide important information about the long-term effects of military service in Vietnam, including combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
World Youth Skills: Celebrating and Building on What We Know
Blog
In observance of World Youth Skills Day, Abt looks at best practices for youth employment, and identifies goals for making more progress.
Evaluating Summer Nutrition Assistance for Children
Project
The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) pilots have operated since 2011 to provide grocery assistance to households with eligible children during summer months when millions of U.S. children lose access to free or reduced-price school lunches. Abt…
The Impact of 20 Years of Pollution Prevention Projects
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Do pollution prevention projects reduce toxic releases? If so, by how much? Understanding their impact would provide valuable input to efforts to protect the nation’s environment. However, the sheer number — approximately 370,000 projects over 20 years —…
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Delivers Success
Project
For more than 25 years, the Family Self-Sufficiency program (FSS) has helped subsidized housing residents make progress toward economic security. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which runs FSS, wanted to document some successes.
Climate Impacts and Risk Assessment (CIRA) Modeling
Project
Abt Global’s staff has developed and implemented spatially specific modeling approaches for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to quantify, and often estimate the cost of, the impacts of climate change on a number of sectors and dynamics in…
Navigating Tomorrow's Challenges: Advancing Health Security with Digital Innovation
Event
On May 9, 2024, Abt Global, USAID, Intellisoft, and Gryphon Scientific met to explore the next generation of digital solutions for strengthening global health security.
Abt Played a Key COVID-19 Role Providing CDC Needed Data
Impact Brief
Abt researchers working for CDC informed national health policy and science with rigorous data gathering on COVID-19 transmission and vaccine effectiveness.
Evaluating the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Project
To date, evidence on the effectiveness of school voucher programs is mixed. That’s why the U.S. Congress mandated an evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded voucher program. The Department of Education’s…
Evaluating CMS’s InCK Model For Kids with Complex Health Needs
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Improving healthcare quality while reducing costs is a goal Abt Global has been helping the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pursue for more than a decade through evaluations and more. CMS’s Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) payment and…