Can parents’ Disability Insurance boost children’s economic mobility?
New research published in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that Disability Insurance (DI) may improve economic opportunities for children whose parents have health conditions that limit work.
The study included 52,575 parent-child pairs in the United States. When investigators examined economic mobility patterns for children whose parents reported work-limiting disability, they found that children had less upward economic mobility and more downward mobility relative to children of non-limited parents. Children of parents initially awarded DI experienced a negligible mobility gap relative to peers whose parents never applied for DI but more upward mobility than peers of parents who were initially denied, but later awarded, DI benefits.
“Around 25% of our sample kids have a parent reporting a work-limiting disability,” said corresponding author Katie Jajtner, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Our findings provide suggestive evidence that earlier access to income support through Disability Insurance for parents with chronic and severe work limitations may mitigate economic mobility disadvantages their children typically face.”
URL upon publication: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/coep.12617
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First published in 1982, Contemporary Economic Policy publishes scholarly research and analysis on important policy issues facing society. The journal provides insight into the complexity of policy decisions and communicates evidence-based solutions in a form accessible to economists and policy makers. Contemporary Economic Policy provides a forum for debate by enhancing our understanding of key issues and methods used for policy analysis.
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JOURNAL
Contemporary Economic Policy
ARTICLE TITLE
Social Security Disability Insurance and Intergenerational Economic Mobility
ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE
19-Jul-2023
How effective is Functional Family Therapy for addressing youth behavior problems?
Functional Family Therapy is a family-based intervention for youth with behavior problems, and although it’s been implemented in 45 states in the U.S and in nine other high-income countries, a recent analysis of published and unpublished studies found that the therapy is not consistently more or less effective than other treatments, including various forms of individual, family, and group interventions.
The authors of the analysis, which is published in Campbell Systematic Reviews and included 20 studies, also noted that there is insufficient evidence to draw conclusions about the effects of Family Functional Therapy compared with no treatment.
“Functional Family Therapy is actively marketed as a 'scientifically proven' or 'evidence-based' program, but there are serious concerns about the quality of the evidence for FFT and available evidence does not support claims that FFT is consistently more effective than other treatments,” said corresponding author Julia H. Littell, PhD, Professor Emerita of Bryn Mawr College.
Dr. Littell and her colleagues looked at the best available studies and found that they all had some serious risks of bias. “At least three-quarters of these studies did not fully report their results. Some FFT studies have not made any of their results public. Available data show that results are inconsistent within and across FFT studies,” she said. “Also, information on the cost effectiveness of FFT appears to be based on inflated estimates of treatment effects; therefore, claims about FFT's cost effectiveness are not convincing.”
URL upon publication: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cl2.1324
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Campbell Systematic Reviews is an open access journal prepared under the editorial control of the Campbell Collaboration. The journal publishes systematic reviews, evidence and gap maps, and methods research papers.
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JOURNAL
Campbell Systematic Reviews
ARTICLE TITLE
Functional Family Therapy is not consistently more (or less) effective than other services
ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE
19-Jul-2023
Nurse-home visiting program may boost child language and mental health
A randomized controlled trial conducted in Canada and published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a nurse-home visiting program, improved child language and mental health at age 2 years when compared with existing services. Rates of child injuries and maternal subsequent pregnancies were similar in the two groups.
This real-world effectiveness trial involved sustained research-policy-practice collaborations from 2011–2022. Investigators successfully reached/enrolled and sustained engagement with 739 participants (368 NFP, 371 comparison) and their 737 children for 2.5 years of each families’ participation.
“We are thrilled to provide new evidence showing that early adverse childhood experiences can be prevented,” said corresponding author and Co-Principal Investigator, Nicole L. A. Catherine, PhD, of Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
URL upon publication: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.13846
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The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) is widely recognised to be the leading international journal covering both child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry. JCPP publishes the highest quality clinically relevant research in psychology, psychiatry and related disciplines.
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Wiley is a knowledge company and a global leader in research, publishing, and knowledge solutions. Dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge, Wiley serves the world’s researchers, learners, innovators, and leaders, helping them achieve their goals and solve the world's most important challenges. For more than two centuries, Wiley has been delivering on its timeless mission to unlock human potential. Visit us at Wiley.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
JOURNAL
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
ARTICLE TITLE
Effectiveness of nurse-home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: A randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)
ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE
19-Jul-2023
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