Caught Between Systems: The Intersection of Immigration and Child Welfare Policies
First Focus has partnered with the Migration and Child Welfare Network in the development of a comprehensive series of...
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First Focus has partnered with the Migration and Child Welfare Network in the development of a comprehensive series of...
Children of immigrants represent the fastest growing segment of the United States child population. This policy brief analyzes the...
This policy brief provides an overview of public benefits, placement, and financing issues that impact immigrant families within the...
More than 5 million children living in the United States today have at least one parent who is an...
Statistics released last fall by the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that in 2008, nearly one in five children under...
One in seven American children has an unemployed parent as a result of the current recession, known by many...
This issue brief analyzes the health reform effort in Massachusetts, and how it used existing coverage systems such as...
Kids Share 2009The third annual version of Kids’ Share: An Analysis of Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2008, examines...
This white paper analyzes the differences between the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the “health insurance exchanges” proposed...