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Energy and Economic Growth

Spotlight On: Energy and Economic Growth

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Around the world, countries increasingly recognize the critical role affordable, reliable and sustainable energy plays in achieving low-carbon emissions targets and long-term economic growth goals.
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Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline

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Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…
Strengthening Behavioral Health

Improving Access, Quality, and Delivery of Behavioral Health Care

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Communities continue to face challenges accessing quality behavioral health care and services. Abt helps SAMHSA advance behavioral health excellence 
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Designing an Innovative Study of Employment Services for Veterans

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Section 502 of the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-315) requires a “study of job counseling, training, and placement services” for veterans. Through a 15-month contract with the U.S…
Clearinghouse Synthesizes Evidence on Labor Policies, Programs

Clearinghouse Synthesizes Evidence on Labor Policies, Programs

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The DOL-funded Clearinghouse for Labor Evaluation and Research (CLEAR) has several goals. It makes research on labor topics more accessible to practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public. It also provides information to inform decisions…
Providing Technical Assistance to HRSA’s Hemoglobinopathies Coordinating Center

Providing Technical Assistance to HRSA’s Sickle Cell Disease Programs

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood condition that affects an estimated 100,000 individuals in the United States, many of whom are Black and Hispanic Americans. While newborn screening for SCD occurs in every state, there…
Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation

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…
Protecting Children and Promoting Healthy Families

Spotlight On: Protecting Children and Promoting Healthy Families

Spotlight On
Reducing infant mortality. Supporting child welfare agencies. Preventing abuse and neglect. Abt’s work helps support the backbone of policies and programs that protect those who are most vulnerable.
New York’s Bold Climate Plan Approved After Abt Analysis

New York’s Bold Climate Plan Approved After Abt Analysis

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Abt’s analysis of New York State’s climate act found it would provide $170 billion in health benefits, helping the plan earn approval for implementation.