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Connecting the Dots: Data Use in Afterschool Systems
May 31, 2016
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

CalYOUTH Survey of Young Adults' Child Welfare Workers
May 13, 2016
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; CalYouth

Findings from the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH): Conditions of Youth at Age 19
May 9, 2016
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; CalYouth

Memo from CalYOUTH: Early Findings on Extended Foster Care and Legal Permanency
Jul 1, 2015
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; CalYouth

California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH): Early Findings from the Child Welfare Worker Survey
Apr 16, 2015
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; CalYouth

Findings from the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH): Conditions of Foster Youth at Age 17
Apr 3, 2015
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; CalYouth

Workforce Development for Lower Income Working Women in the Chicago Region: The Research Background
Sep 1, 2013
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Partnership and the Politics of Care: Advocates' Role in Passing and Implementing California's Law to Extend Foster Care
May 3, 2013
Publisher(s): Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago