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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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03/21/22Making 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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09/27/18 -The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation has released its first report on the status of women.
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09/17/18 -Carsey School report shows relatives continue to bear parenting responsibilities four years after the opioid crisis took flight.
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09/05/18 - UNH Research Finds Access to Early Childhood Education LackingThe number of slots offered by licensed early childhood education providers in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont is 2,000 short of the estimated number of young... Read More -
08/29/18 - UNH Research Finds Child Care Expenses Make the Middle Class Hard to ReachAbout nine percent of working families with children under the age of six are pushed out of the middle class as a result of their child care expenses, according to new research... Read More -
08/08/18 -Marybeth J. Mattingly, Ph.D., Director of Research on Vulnerable Families,ÌýResearch Assistant, Professor of Sociology, The Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New...
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08/08/18 -A conference committee in the U.S. Congress is trying to decide whether there should be more strict requirements on those who receive food stamps. The House wants more people who...
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07/08/18 -A recent study by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the Â鶹app revealed 49 percent of grandparents raising grandchildren in New Hampshire are living at...
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06/21/18 -The local office of the state Department of Children, Youth and Families had the biggest percentage increase in child abuse and neglect reports in New Hampshire over a three-year...
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06/19/18 - UNH Research Finds Higher Urban Opioid Death Rates Overall but Dramatic Increases in Rural CountiesOpioid mortality rates were higher in urban than in rural counties but rates have increased more in rural counties over the past two decades, according toÌýnew researchÌýby the... Read More -
06/05/18 -A new federal study shows that parents struggling with addiction are losing custody of their children at a higher rate. The Â鶹app study shows that the number...