Welfare Reform Academy

What's New from the Welfare Reform Academy
	Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse New training videos available. CEUs available.
	Testimony by Douglas J. Besharov on State Implementation of Work Requirements Under Welfare Reform [PDF] New! Delivered before Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Committee on Ways and Means, March 7, 2002.
	Family Well-Being After Welfare Reform [PDF] New! Since 1994, welfare rolls have decreased by almost 60 percent nationwide. Are low-income children and their families better off—or worse off—after welfare reform_ This volume explores concerns across a broad range of areas, identifying the relevant data sets, surveys, and other materials that could aid this assessment. Authors include Richard Bavier, Harold S. Beebout, Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis, Richard J. Gelles, Julia B. Isaacs, Lorraine V. Klerman, Wendy D. Manning, Peter H. Rossi, Patricia Ruggles and Matthew Stagner, Isabel V. Sawhill, Lawrence W. Sherman, and John C. Weicher.
	Rethinking WIC: An Evaluation of the Women, Infants, and Children Program In Rethinking WIC, Douglas J. Besharov and Peter Germanis analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children and propose reforms to strengthen the program.
	Four Evaluations of Welfare Reform: What Will Be Learned [PDF] Peter H. Rossi, Daniel H. Weinberg and Stephanie S. Shipp, Kenneth Finegold and Fritz Schueren, Charles Michalopoulos, and Howard Rolston assess the scope, strengths, and weaknesses of the major ongoing research investigations of welfare reform.
	Data Needs for Measuring Family and Fertility Change After Welfare Reform [PDF] William D. Mosher and Joyce C. Abma, Stephanie J. Ventura, and Stanley K. Henshaw assess data sources on births, marriages, divorce, and abortion for welfare reform evaluation.

The Welfare Reform Academy is an educational institution designed to help state and local officials, private social service providers, and other interested parties understand best practices in dealing with poverty and child welfare issues. The Welfare Reform Academy is a project of the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs.

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