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Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation

Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation

Project
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…
Data on Adjudication of Misdemeanor Offenses: Results from a Feasibility Study

Data on Adjudication of Misdemeanor Offenses: Results from a Feasibility Study

Publication
This feasibility study will help BJS assess whether to try to gather reliable national data on misdemeanor charges filed in state, county, and city courts.
ATSDR Toxicological Profiles

ATSDR Toxicological Profiles

Project
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) wants to better understand the characteristics of chemicals with a range of potential health effects—including cancer, endocrine, neurological, hematological, hepatic, and renal—found on the…
Supporting EPA Develop Indicators of Climate Change

Supporting EPA Develop Indicators of Climate Change

Project
In its 2016 edition of Climate Change Indicators in the United States, more than 40 indicators of climate change demonstrate that global warming is already affecting the environment and society worldwide. The report, supported in part with data from Abt…
Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation – Knowledge Scan Results

Building a 21st Century Road Map to Child Welfare Transformation – Knowledge Scan Results

Publication
This report is the first in a series funded by Casey Family Programs that provides a roadmap for a child and family well-being system focused on children from prenatal to age 3.
Emergency Rental Assistance Guidance for States

Emergency Rental Assistance Guidance for States

Project
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…
Aerial view of a chemical manufacturing plant just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana

AI Helps EPA Standardize and Sharpen Toxic Chemical Data

Impact Brief
Abt used AI to standardize EPA off site chemical transfer data to 97% accuracy, enabling faster analysis and stronger chemical safety decisions.
Evaluating Programs to Prevent Drug Misuse

Evaluating Programs To Prevent Drug Misuse

Project
As the opioid crisis and misuse of prescription drugs continue, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants to ensure its investments in states, tribes, and their grantees created effective prevention programming to…
Do Apprenticeships Help Workers and Employers?

Do Apprenticeships Help Workers and Employers?

Project
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched the American Apprenticeship Initiative (AAI) to expand registered apprenticeships in the U.S. into sectors with few apprenticeships, such as healthcare and information technology (IT).
employees talking around a table

When the Stakes Are High: Our Take on Client-Centricity at CMS

Blog
Abt partners with CMS by listening, anticipating needs, and co-creating solutions that make the agency’s work easier, more efficient, and more impactful.