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When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers
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"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.
Cambodia’s Social Protection Program Enters the Digital Age
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Abt played a key role in helping Cambodia create a network with interoperable data management systems to improve the impact of its social protection programs.
Young Entrepreneurs in the Food Processing Industry
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USAID’s Abt-led Harvest II program helps young entrepreneurs develop their products and capacity, creating linkages with new business partners and markets.
Evaluating Minnesota's Teen Outreach Program
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In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded 16 grantees, including Hennepin County, Minn., to replicate and evaluate evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs. Abt Global conducted a rigorous evaluation of Hennepin County’s…
Abt Played a Key COVID-19 Role Providing CDC Needed Data
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Abt researchers working for CDC informed national health policy and science with rigorous data gathering on COVID-19 transmission and vaccine effectiveness.
Evaluating the CQWBSC PHN’s Coordination of the GPLO Network
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The General Practitioner Liaison Officer (GPLO) Network aims to strengthen the link between Health and Hospital Services (HHSs) and general practice by identifying service gaps and improving the communication, the integration of services, and the…
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Study Finds Benefits
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wanted to determine if teen pregnancy prevention programs with limited prior evidence of effectiveness can work when replicated with different populations and in different settings. HHS contracted with…
Training for Healthcare Jobs at the Onset of the Pandemic
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The pandemic may have made it harder for participants in the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program to find good jobs in healthcare.