Introduction In the mid-1990s the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente joined to conduct a study that focused on the history of exposure to trauma in 17,000 adults. Data from physical examinations was combined with a percent question survey that focused instances of abuse or neglect that occurred when each participant...
Research Priority: Health and Human Services
December 6, 2018
Racial Disparities
December 3, 2018
The $44,000 Question: Examining Disengaged Youth in Cuyahoga County
Most people establish a stable attachment to the workforce during their late teens and early twenties that sets them on the path for their career. They finish their studies, obtain employment and begin to live independently. Unfortunately, some youth do not make the transition from student to employee. These young adults are disconnected from both...
October 8, 2018
Who Receives Food Assistance in Ohio? Implications of Work Requirements for SNAP Enrollment across Racial, Ethnic and Geographic Divisions
KEY TAKEAWAYS The majority of families receiving food assistance in Ohio are white, but African-American families are overrepresented. SNAP enrollment rates exceed poverty rates for most racial/ethnic groups across Ohio. Counties exempt from SNAP work requirements have even wider margins between poverty and SNAP enrollment rates, particularly among minority populations. Counties exempt from SNAP work...
October 1, 2018
Majority of Ohioans living in deep poverty don’t receive cash assistance: Temporary Assistance For Needy Families in Ohio
By: Tara Britton, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Brie Luscheck, Associate, Public Policy & External Affairs Introduction In 1996, President Bill Clinton fulfilled his promise to end “welfare as we know it,” and now, more than 20 years later, the change is evident. Welfare as an entitlement has ended, but the program that replaced...
October 1, 2018
18 Questions for the 2018 Election
July 9, 2018
Ohio at a Crossroads: Three years later, an update on the state’s developmental disabilities system
INTRODUCTION The past decade has been a period of remarkable change for Ohio’s developmental disability system, as views continue to shift around how to best promote the integrity and independence of individuals served by the system. However, significant change is often accompanied by resistance and discord. Rifts remain among individuals served, family members, providers and...
June 3, 2018
Family and Youth in Crisis, How Ohio’s Identifying and Funding the Population
Family and Youth in Crisis, How Ohio’s Identifying and Funding the Population Gayle Channing-Tenenbaum Consultant, Children’s Medicaid Policy Ohio’s 2018-2019 biennial budget included an appropriation of $5 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding per year for children with complex care needs whose parents or legal guardians are at risk of relinquishing custody...
May 24, 2018
By the Numbers
May 14, 2018
Wraparound Services for Young People in Poverty: Taking a Look at CCMEP with New Program Data
The Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program (CCMEP) began in July 2016 and is targeted to reach one of Ohio’s most vulnerable populations – youth and young adults in poverty. The program combines funding from the Workforce Investment and Opportunities Act (WIOA) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to provide wraparound services to positively...