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Children

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Effects of poverty and health on children’s cognitive development

  • Margot Jackson
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2017
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Medicaid and intergenerational economic mobility

  • Rourke O'Brien
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2017
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Inequality before birth: Effects of in utero pollution exposure on children’s development

  • Claudia Persico
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2017
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The Role of Formal Child Support in Children’s Academic Achievement

  • Vanessa Ríos-Salas
  • Report
  • June 2017
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Weighing the Benefits of a Universal vs. Targeted Child Safety Net

  • Christopher Wimer and James Ziliak
  • Webinar
  • May 17 2017
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Financial causes and consequences of child maltreatment

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • May 2017
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What Does it Cost to Raise a Child?

  • Harry Brighouse
  • Podcasts
  • April 2017
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TANF turns 20

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • March 2017
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Does the Timing of SNAP Benefits Affect Kids’ Performance on Tests?

  • Anna Gassman-Pines
  • Podcasts
  • March 2017
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Financial Barriers to College Completion

  • Jacob Roble
  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • March 2017
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Center on Child Welfare Policy & Practice

The Center on Child Welfare Policy and Practice (CCWPP) is a joint effort between the School of Social Work (SSW) and the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CCWPP engages in inter-disciplinary efforts to inform child welfare policy and practice knowledge through enhanced collaboration and communication among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.