Vulnerable Families
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...
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03/21/22
Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant ProfessorÌýJess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22Childcare for children under the age of 12 has beenÌýa struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin SunÌýexamines...
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01/26/22COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind.ÌýAn article from Policy Genius examines...
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01/03/22Todd 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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04/13/20 -Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor of public policy atÌýCarsey, says that those who do not usually live in rural areas and are traveling there to escape COVID-19, are...
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04/10/20 -According to Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor at Carsey, rural counties that are attractive destination spots- either because they are near ski areas or beach fronts...
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01/21/20 -While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests such families spend no more than 7% of their income on child care, a report published by the Carsey School showsÌý...
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08/12/19 -In addition to addressing the varied needs of students, school counselors bridge gaps by working not just with students but also with “administrators, teachers, school support...
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08/03/19 -UNH Carsey School of Public Policy researcher Jessica Carson joins NHPR's The Exchange to discuss how living in a rural part of New Hampshire versus an urban part can impact...
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07/20/19 -New research by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy maps New Hampshire's food landscape and identifies several deficiencies in accessing healthy food options in...
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07/18/19 -New research conducted by Carsey research assistant professor Jessica Carson maps the food landscape across New Hampshire to find fewer healthy food options for those outside the...
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07/16/19 -New research by Kristin Smith of UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy identifies that 78 percent of New Hampshire residents support a statewide paid family and medical leave...
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04/13/19 -The Concord Monitor reports on a UNH poll on paid leave.
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04/10/19 -New research conducted by Kristin Smith of the Âé¶¹app’s Carsey School of Public Policy finds that more than nine in 10 New Hampshire residents support...