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Children and Families

Research dealing with children and or family issues.

Working Papers

The Food Safety Net After Welfare Reform: Use of Private and Public Food Assistance in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Date: 12-2003

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Laura Tiehen
Document: IPP 06-2003.pdf

Report 06-2003
Trends in Food Pantry Use Since Welfare Reform: Evidence from the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Date: 2-2003

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Laura Tiehen
Document: IPP 02-2003.pdf

Report 02-2003

Academic Policy Notes

School Breakfast Participation
Date: 9-2008

Author(s): Sarah Minton
Document: 14-2008 School Breakfast Participation Final.pdf
Universal Breakfast Programs in Public Schools
Date: 8-2008

Author(s): Sarah Minton
Document: 18-2008 Universal Breakfast Programs Final.pdf
Aging Out of Foster Care in Missouri
Date: 6-2008

Author(s): Laura McComas
Document: 08-2008 Aging out Foster Care Final.pdf
Covering Missouri's Uninsured Children
Date: 6-2008

Author(s): Laura McComas
Document: 10-2008 Covering MO Uninsured Children Final.pdf

Missouri Policy Briefs

Policy Options for Addressing Childhood Obesity in Missouri
Date: 12-2008

Author(s): Diana Costa
Document: 12- 2008 Obesity Options Final.pdf
Assessing Change Following Interagency Education
Date: 2-2006

Author(s): Shannon Daily Stokes, Bret Sanders
Document: IPP 2-2006 CCWC Follow Up.pdf
Profiles of Missouri: Obesity Rate in Missouri
Date: 9-2005

Author(s): Lauren Spath
Document: IPP 34-2005 .pdf

IPP 34-2005
Use of Cash Assistance by Non-Citizens in Missouri
Date: 2-2005

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Shannon Daily Stokes
Document: 07-2005 Use of Cash Assistance FINAL.pdf

Report 07-2005
Where Do Overweight Children Live?
Date: 1-2005

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Ann Ulmer
Document: 02-2005 - CT 1-8-09.pdf
Time Limits in Missouri
Date: 6-2004

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Shannon Daily Stokes
Document: IPP 40-2004.pdf

Report 40-2004
Children of TANF Leavers in Missouri: How Are They Faring?
Date: 1-2003

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Nancy Dunton
Document: IPP 01-2003.pdf

Report 01-2003
Improving Enforcement of Protection Orders in Domestic Violence Situations
Date: 9-2002

Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, Dana Lee Baker, Gardenia Harris, Shannon Daily Stokes
Document: IPP 02-2002.pdf

Report 02-2002

Missouri Policy Reports

Food Insecurity, Food Stamp Participation, and Poverty: The Paradox of Missouri
Date: 8-2009

Author(s): Matt Rysavy, Colleen Heflin
Document: 13-2009 Food Insecurity.pdf
Food Insufficiency, Food Stamp Participation, and Mental Health
Date: 12-2008

Author(s): Colleen Heflin, James Ziliak
Document: 27 - Heflin - Food.pdf
Childcare Subsidies in Missouri
Date: 10-2007

Author(s): Katharine Ball
Document: 09-2007 Childcare Subsidies in MO FINAL.pdf
Alternative Sentencing & Strategies for Successful Prisoner Reentry
Date: 10-2006

Author(s): David Valentine, Nathaniel Albers, Beth Huebner
Document: 19-2006alt-sentencing.pdf

Report 19-2006
Sex Offender Recidivism in Missouri & Community Correction Options
Date: 10-2006

Author(s): David Valentine, Beth Huebner, Shannon Daily Stokes, Jennifer Cobbina
Document: 18-2006so-recidivism.pdf

Report 18-2006
Sex Offender Risk Assessment
Date: 10-2006

Author(s): Beth Huebner, David Valentine, Shannon Daily Stokes
Document: 17-2006so-risk-assessment.pdf

Report 17-2006
Domestic Violence Victim's Services - A Preliminary Analysis
Date: 10-2006

Author(s): Jenny Jones
Document: Victims Services - CT 12-30-08.pdf

IPP 11-2006
Focus Groups on Infant Care Practices in Missouri
Date: 10-2005

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Shannon Daily Stokes, Ann Ulmer
Document: IPP 35-2005.pdf

This project, funded by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, collected information from mothers, fathers and relatives of infants on infant care practices. Focus groups were conducted across Missouri focusing on choices regarding feeding and sleeping.
Comprehensive Child Welfare Conference An Evaluation of Interagency Learning
Date: 6-2005

Author(s): Lilliard Richardson, Shannon Daily Stokes
Document: CCWC39-2005 .pdf
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC)
Date: 2-2004

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Deborah B. Smith
Document: IPP 3-2004.pdf

Report 03-2004

Posters

A Shifting Safety Net After PRWORA? Use of Cash Assistance by Non-Citizens in Missouri
Date: 3-2005

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Shannon Daily Stokes
Document: IPP 16-2005.pdf

Report 16-2005 (LDI Poster)
Ethnicity, Place, and Policy: The Relationship to Childhood Obesity
Date: 3-2005

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Ann Ulmer, Lilliard Richardson
Document: IPP 14-2005.pdf

Report 14-2005
Material Hardship Across Place
Date: 3-2005

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Kathleen Miller
Document: IPP 15-2005.pdf

Report 15-2005 (LDI Poster)
Measuring Nonprofit Performance and Social Need: The Application of Geographic Information Systems Technology
Date: 3-2005

Author(s): Sheilah Bishop, Amber Wagner, Bret Sanders
Document: IPP 19-2005.pdf

Report 19-2005 (LDI Poster)
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Development Training and Credentialing Program (MO FDC)
Date: 3-2004

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Deborah B. Smith
Document: IPP 25-2004.pdf

Report 25-2004
Use of the Food Safety Net for Families with Children
Date: 3-2004

Author(s): Jane Mosley
Document: IPP 27-2004.pdf

Report 27-2004

Presentations

A Shifting Safety Net After PRWORA? Use of Cash Assistance by Non-Citizens in Missouri
Date: 4-2005

Author(s): Shannon Daily Stokes, Jane Mosley
Document: IPP 23-2005.pdf

Report 23-2005 (presentation at Cambio de Colores)
School Policies and Childhood Obesity
Date: 4-2005

Author(s): Ann Ulmer, Jane Mosley
Document: IPP 21- 2005.pdf

Report 21-2005 (presentation at Cambio de Colores)
Material Hardship Among Families with Children
Date: 7-2004

Author(s): Jane Mosley, Kathleen Miller, Heather Koball
Document: IPP 42-2004.pdf

Report 42-2004


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