Vulnerable Families
Yahoo News-New Hampshire Union Leader: Time vs. money: Sweeping child care reform proposed
New Hampshire State Rep Patrick Abrami is sponsoring one of two key bills aimed at altering the state's formula for determining child support payments, which are currently the third-highest in the nation. Many of the changes Abrami has presented came from a 2018 Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More-
03/21/22
Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant Professor?Jess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22
The Berlin Sun: UNH research finds lack of childcare led to disproportionate job loss
Childcare for children under the age of 12 has been?a struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin Sun?examines... -
01/26/22
Policy Genius: Who's getting left behind in the COVID-19 recovery?
COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind.?An article from Policy Genius examines... -
01/03/22
NH Public Radio: Report: One-quarter of U.S. households with young children struggle to find child care
Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on the nationwide dearth of adequate child care, citing new research from Jess Carson at...
Recent Stories
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03/04/19 - Kids Are Poor Because We Make Their Parents Poor. Is That Finally Going To Change? (Huffington Post)The child care proposals fit more familiar rhetoric about families and the middle class, though they too would probably still reduce child poverty. A 2017 paper from experts at... Read More
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01/16/19 - Govs. Scott, Sununu Announce Joint Voluntary Paid Family Leave Plan For Vt. And N.H. (VPR)Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu have announced plans to create a bi-state voluntary paid family leave program. Scott said the proposal will help... Read More
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11/14/18 - The New Hampshire Union Leader: Council balks at adding maternal opioid use to birth recordsNew Hampshire has experienced a significant increase in babies born with opioids in their systems since the outbreak of the opioid addiction crisis. From 2005 to 2015 the number... Read More
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10/09/18 - The Laconia Daily Sun: State grant aimed at preventing child abuse to benefit Lakes RegionThe New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, Administration for... Read More
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10/08/18 - Manchester Ink Link: NH DHHS receives 5-year $2.75M federal grant to prevent child abuse and neglect?The NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau,... Read More
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10/07/18 - WMUR News: A revealing report on The Status of Women in New HampshireFred Kocher sits down with Tanna Clews, CEO of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation, and Dr. Kristin Smith, a researcher at the Carsey School of Public Policy, to discuss The... Read More
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10/02/18 - The Christian Science Monitor: Cities Battle Their States Over Paid Sick Leave PolicyCarsey School brief cited in report. Read More
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09/28/18 - Seacoast Online: Women’s Pay Lags that of Men in N.H.Report on disparity coauthored by Carsey School demographer. Read More
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09/28/18 - NHPR: Report: Geographic, Racial Disparities in Poverty Rates, Insurance Coverage Among N.H. WomenKristen Smith discusses report on the status of women in New Hamphire. Read More