Dispute Resolution in the Family Court
This report suggests changes to conciliation processes in the New Zealand Family Court ...
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• New Zealand Law Commission • March 2003

The Financial Implications For Parents of the Death of a Child
This paper addressess the financial costs and economic hardship that arise from a child's death.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • February 01, 2001

A Man's Place in the Home: Fathers and Family in the UK
This report looks at family structure, public policies dealing with fatherhood issues, the importance of fathers and of their role as caregivers and providers, and a variety of barriers to active fatherhood.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • April 01, 2000

Gender Inequality in Poverty in Affluent Nations: The Role of Single Motherhood and the State
This paper discusses gender differences in poverty in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, West Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • January 05, 2000

Community-Based Domestic Violence Services
This article discusses the history and current status of community-based programs designed to help victims of domestic violence.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Winter 1999

Choosing Among Alternative Programs for Poor Children
This article suggests a framework for evaluating and comparing federal programs intended to help children living in poverty.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1997

Programs that Mitigate the Effects of Poverty on Children
This article outlines and assesses six public assistance programs that seek to reduce the impact of poverty on children by ensuring that they have access to such basic essentials as food, education, housing, and health care.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • Summer/Fall 1997

Child Poverty Can Be Reduced
This article examines the effectiveness of various American policies designed to reduce child poverty by increasing the overall earnings of poor parents, providing supplements to their income, and offering them cash assistance.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1997

Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries
This article compares government policies on the provision of child care and family supports in the United States, Sweden and the Netherlands.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Winter 1995

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Education on Social Outcomes and Delinquency
This article discusses the effectiveness of early childhood intervention programs of education and family support in preventing juvenile deliinquency.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Winter 1995

Immigrant Children and their Families: Issues for Research and Policy
This article discusses various disadvantages and challenges faced by children in immigrant families as they become an increasingly important segment of the American society and educational system.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Summer/Fall 1995

Adoption of Children with Special Needs
This paper discusses the history and current status of adoption services for special needs children and suggests ways in which to provide better services for these children and their adoptive parents.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Spring 1993

Which Children are Still Uninsured And Why
This report analyzes recent trends in health insurance coverage and finds that although programs such as Medicaid have successfully increased coverage, about 12% of children remain uninsured.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • 2003

Historical Overview of Children's Health Care Coverage
This report discusses the creation of Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), two programs that were developed to provide health coverage to children in low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • 2003

Welfare Reform and Child Care Options for Low-Income Families
This article argues that low-income children need access to high-quality child care as it is associated with many developmental benefits.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • 2002

The Evolution of Kinship Care Policy and Practice
This article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of kinship foster care and emphasizes the need for a coherent government policy on this issue in order to ensure that children are receiving the best care possible.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • 2004

Safety and Stability for Foster Children: The Policy Context
This article discusses the legal provisions relating to foster care in the United States and argues that more reforms are necessary to ensure that all children are placed in safe, stable and nurturing homes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • 2004

International Policies Towards Parental Leave and Child Care
This article examines policies relating to parental leave, child care, and child benefits in a variety of industrialized western countries.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • 2001

Why Canadian crime statistics don’t add up
The report calls for changes to how Canadian crime data is collected and provides 18 recommendations on how to compile more accurate records.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Macdonald-Laurier Institute • February 2011

High-Tech Babies... Exploring New Challenges to Human Dignity
This paper offers a catholic perspective on what the options are for couples faced with fertility issues.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Catholic Organization for Life and Family • 2009

The One Hundred Billion Dollar Man The Annual Public Costs of Father Absence
This study provides an estimate of taxpayer costs in the US, in support of homes in which the father is absent.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Fatherhood Initiative • 2008

The Census and the evolution of gender roles in 20th century Canada
This article examines the transformation of gender roles in Canada through the 1900s and how these roles influenced the data the census sought to collect.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • March 8, 2010

The Centre for Social Justice Green Paper on the Family
This report examines the role of healthy families in helping society prosper.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Centre for Social Justice • January 2010

Every Family Matters: an in-depth review of family law in Britain
This report is a review of family law which highlights the relationship between the legal system,family breakdown and the legal aspects of marriage, parenting, and the rights of the family.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Centre for Social Justice • July 2009

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile
This annual report provides the most recent data on the nature and extent of family violence in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • October 2009

Family work patterns
This article looks at work patterns of families over a five-year period.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • August 2009

Incarcerated Fathers: A Descriptive Analysis
This study looks at the effects that the incarceration of a father has on children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Families and Corrections Network • May 2007

Dementia: ethical issues
This report examines the many issues which dementia presents and the role which society has for treating and providing care to those suffering it.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Nuffield Council on Bioethics • 01/07/09

Participation and Activity Limitation Survey 2006: Families of Children with Disabilities in Canada
This report looks at the issues that a families face when raising a disabled child.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division • September 2008

Caring For Our Youngest: Public Attitudes in the United States
This article presents the results of public opinion polls that asked people about their attitudes towards early caregiving, and the role government and parents play.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Spring 2001

The Value of Family: Fiscal Benefits of Marriage and Reducing Family Breakdown in New Zealand
This report examines the private and social costs of divorce and family breakdown in New Zealand.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• NZIER, Family First New Zealand • 2008

One Out Of Three: Kids Without Health Insurance 1995-1996
This paper looks at the problem of uninsured children in the United States and concludes that this problem affects not only the poor but also those who have a moderate income.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Families USA Foundation • March 01, 1997

Five Good Reasons for States to Expand Family Coverage
This paper demonstrates that, despite initiatives to increase the number of people with health insurance, millions of Americans still are not insured.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Families USA • July 01, 2008

Does it Pay to Work?
This paper investigates the actual economic benefit of employment and finds that high rates of taxation are creating disincentives to work.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Policy Analysis • November 2002

Child Support Enforcement: Incentives and Well-Being
This study examines the effectiveness of stronger child support enforcement, and assesses the impact of legislation and enforcement policies on the economic well-being of single mothers.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • February 08, 2001

You Get What You Pay For: How Federal and State Investment Decisions Affect Child Support Performance
This paper argues that the current child support system places too much emphasis on gaining a profit for the states, and does not invest enough in child support services for children and families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • December 01, 1998

How Children Are Doing: The Mismatch between Public Perception and Statistical Reality
This study demonstrates that many Americans have innaccurate perceptions of child well being, and are unaware of the progress that has been made in improving children's circumstances.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Child Trends • July 01, 2003

Building a Better System of Child and Family Indicators
This issue brief calls for the creation of a set of universal, effective, efficient and comprehensive indicators that would enable researchers to accurately compare child and family well-being across time and space.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Child Trends • 1999

Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early Brain Development
This paper discusses early brain development and the harmful effects that abuse and neglect can have on this process, both in the short and long term.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information • October 01, 2001

In the Best Interests of Children and Mothers: A Proposed Child Welfare Response to Violence Against Women
This paper proposes a model for the creation of a support and monitoring program, as well as a frontline response to domestic violence against women.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH) • March 2003

Child Poverty Persists: Time to Invest in Children and Families
This paper describes the continuing problem of child poverty in Ontario and makes recommendations that would eliminate child poverty, and ensure that all children have access to adequate resources and opportunities for success.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Campaign 2000 • 2003

Comments on the Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Operation and the Interpretation of the Family Law Act
This document contains comments and recommendations by the Family Law Council pertaining to the Family Law Act ...
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Family Law Council • January 01, 1993

The Labour Force Participation of Married Mothers: A Tale of International Catchup
This paper examines the different rates of employment for married mothers in Britain and Spain.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• York University • April 01, 2003

Placement Stability Measure and Diverse Out-of-Home Care Populations
This report discusses a child's placement stability as a way of assessing the child's well-being in the out-of-home care.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Child Welfare League of America • April 2002

Work and Family Directions in the US and Australia: A Policy Research Agenda
This paper provides a comparative analysis of work and family issues in the United States and Australia, and it offers proposals for further research and study in this field.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • July 2002

A Report From Canada's 'Gender War Zone': Reforming The Child-Related Provisions of the Divorce Act
This study looks at ways to refocus the litigation process more on children's wellbeing without overlooking concerns about spousal abuse and its effects on children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Journal of Family Law • August 25, 1999

Marriage and Welfare Reform: The Overwhelming Evidence that Marriage Education Works
This article looks at the effects of the 1996 welfare reform law to strengthen and increase the number of two-parent families in the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Heritage Foundation • October 25, 2002

Quality of Life As defined by people living with schizophrenia & their families.
This paper reports on the quality of life of people with schizophrenia and the family they live with.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Schizophrenia Society of Canada • January 2009

Parenting, School Contexts and Violent Delinquency
This study examines the relationship between parental monitoring and youth violent delinquency, as well as the extent to which this relationship may be influenced by the school context.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • January 2010

Developmental Pathways Leading to Obesity in Childhood
This article looks at the rising prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents and the risk for diseases and conditions which accompany excess weight.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • September 2009

Quarterly Demographic Estimates: April to September 2008
This report is a demographic report looking at Canada's population growth during the 3rd quarter of 2008.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • September 2008

When Children Cannot Remain Home: Foster Family Care and Kinship Care
This article discusses the increasing usage of kinship care as a result of such factors as increased demand for foster care, a shortage of available spaces, and expense issues.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Spring 1998

Marriage Decline in America
This paper reports on the declining rates of marriage in America and emphasizes the negative impact this has on children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The National Marriage Project • May 22, 2001

The Determination of Child Custody
This article outlines the history and current status of decision-making in child custody cases, discusses the decisions made by both parents and courts, and analyzes changes in arrangements over time.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Spring 1994

CASAWORKS for Families: A Promising Approach to Welfare Reform and Substance-Abusing Women
This paper describes an initiative that provides welfare-dependent women with simultaneous alcohol and drug treatment, literacy training, job skills education, parenthood training, social skills education, family violence prevention, and access to health care.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • May 01, 2001

Responsible Fatherhood and Welfare: How States Can Use the New Law to Help Children
This report discusses how US state and federal policies can promote responsible fatherhood.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • 1998

Restoring Fathers to Families and Communities: Six Steps for Policy Makers
This guide lays out a six-step strategy intended to encourage low-income, unwed fathers to become involved in their families and communities.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Social Policy Action Network • 2000

Every Door Closed: Facts about Parents with Criminal Records
This series of fact sheets provides information about parents with criminal records, the many barriers they face in rebuilding their lives, the impact parental criminality has on children, and what can be done to help.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • 2003

The Legal System's Response to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the ways in which the legal system deals with the effect of domestic violence on children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Winter 1999

No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents
This study demonstrates that children with substance abusing parents are at increased risk of abuse and neglect.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University • January 01, 1999

Family-Centered Services: Approaches and Effectiveness
This paper discusses the benefits of services designed to promote family preservation among families facing serious problems, such as the removal of their children from the home.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Spring 1998

Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Focus on the Family (Canada) • June 01, 2002

Does it Pay Both Spouses to Work?
This paper explores the economic benefit of having both spouses employed and contributing to the household income.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Policy Analysis • May 2003

A Family-Friendly Fiscal Policy to Weather "Demographic Winter"
This paper examines some of the reasons for declining birthrates and proposes fiscal policies which could increase fertility rates.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society • May 11, 2007

The Rights of Children and the Redefinition of Parenthood
In this speech to the Danish Institute for Human Rights, David Blankenhorn discusses the challenges that same-sex marriage legislation and assisted reproductive technologies pose to the right of children to know and be raised by their two natural parents whenever possible.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Institute for American Values • 02/06/05

When Relationships Go Wrong / When Relationships Go Right
This double paper examines the fiscal cost to taxpayers of family breakdown and then argues how policy can enable healthy family relationships that have a pro-social impact on society.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Relationships Foundation • 2008

The Value of Family: Fiscal Benefits of Marriage and Reducing Family Breakdown in New Zealand
This report examines the private and social costs of divorce and family breakdown in New Zealand.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• NZIER, Family First New Zealand • 2008

The Next Generation
This report argues that public policy targeting ‘early years’ development should reflect social science and neuroscience findings that affirm the role of relationship in child development.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Centre of Social Justice • September 2008

Governing for the Good: What does it really mean?
This report examines the high tax rate in New Zealand and calls on government to create an environment where social institutions like family, are unrestrained in helping their members pursue basic goods.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Maxim Institute • 2008

The Taxpayer Cost of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing
The authors of this report estimate that divorce and unwed childbearing cost American taxpayers $112 billion annually.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for American Values, Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, Georgia Family council, Families Northwest • 2008

A State of the Nation Report from the Salvation Army
This report monitors social progress in New Zealand in five areas including children, crime and punishment, employment, social hazards, and housing.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Salvation Army, Social Policy and Parliamentary Unity • February 2008

The Relationship Context of Births Outside of Marriage: The Rise of Cohabitation
This brief examines the growing rate of births to unwed parents.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Child Trends • May 2007

National Survey of Children’s Health Finds Intact Family and Religious Participation are Associated with Fewer Developmental Problems in School-Age Children
This report highlights American data from the Survey of Children’s Health that reveals children and youth who live with their biological parents and regularly attend religious services are more likely to exhibit signs of positive social development, fewer problem behaviours and have parents who report fewer concerns.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Family Research Council • December 16, 2008

The Voice of the Child in Divorce, Custody, and Access Proceedings
This paper suggests ways that the provincial and federal governments can give children a greater voice in divorce, custody and access proceedings.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Department of Justice Canada • 2002

Better Strategies for Babies: Strengthening the Caregivers and Families of Infants and Toddlers
This report discusses ways in which state and local governments can promote the proper development of babies and toddlers in low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • 2000

Alberta's Children: Issues, Programs and Restructuring
This paper discusses child poverty levels in Alberta and evaluates the child tax, welfare, and protection services that the government has adopted to help low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canada West Foundation • September 8, 1997

Income splitting for families with children
This paper discusses how income splitting for families with children could work in New Zealand and provides an international comparison.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Policy Advice Division of Inland Revenue • April 2008

The Role of Law Enforcement in the Response to Child Abuse and Neglect
This manual for law enforcement officials examines the role of law enforcement in intervening in cases of child abuse and neglect.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • 1992

Does Policy Affect Outcomes for Young Children? An Analysis with International Microdata
This paper examines the hypothesis that outcomes for children are impacted by micro-level socioeconomic conditions, social context, and social policy.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • August 01, 1999

The Prevalence of Physical Aggression in Canadian Children: A Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis of Data from the First Collection Cycle (1994-1995) of the NLSCY
Using Latency Class Analysis on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this study identifies the rates of excessive physical aggression among children ages 2-11, and suggests potential policy solutions.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • December 01, 1999

Families, Fertility, and Maternity Leave
This paper explores the causes of decreasing fertility and marriage rates and makes suggestions as to the development of public policy to address these concerns.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Centre for Independent Studies • September 16, 2002

Final Report of the Ad Hoc Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group Reviewing Spousal Abuse Policies and Legislation
This paper gives a detailed review of Canadian spousal abuse policies and legislation and discusses their impact.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Department of Justice Canada • April 01, 2003

Domestic Violence: A Guide to Civil Remedies and Criminal Sanctions
This guide outlines the civil remedies and criminal sanctions offered by the courts to victims of domestic violence.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Department For Constitutional Affairs • February 01, 2003

The Role of the Federal Government in Strengthening Marriage
This paper discusses the historical and current relationship between the federal government and marriage and examines the debates surrounding this relationship.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • 2002

Federal Policy for Immigrant Children: Room for Common Ground?
This article presents two perspectives on strategies to improve access to public benefits, education, and economic mobility among children in immigrant families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Future of Children • Summer 2004

How Focused on the Family? Christian Conservatives, the Family and Sexuality
In this essay the author describes how family breakdown has been harmful to self governance, respect for persons and for democratic societies as a whole.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Russell Sage Foundation • 2007

Taking the Next Step: What Can the U.S. Learn About Parental Leave from New Zealand?
This article explores New Zealand's national legislation on unpaid parental leave and compares it to parental leave practices in the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • December 2004

Policy Responses to Couple Conflict and Domestic Violence: A Framework for Discussion
This document discusses public policy responses to domestic conflict, such as couple education, coparenting education, programs for abusive partners, and responsible fatherhood programs.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • February 01, 2002

Are Public Housing Projects Good For Kids?
This paper finds that public housing projects have a positive effect on housing quality and children's educational attainment.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 1999

Is History Destiny? Resources, Transitions and Child Education Attainments in Canada
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report examines how a person’s past history (resources, transitions, attainments) affects their future outcomes, and the role policy interventions can play in order to improve these outcomes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • December 01, 2002

Education and the Transition to Motherhood: a Comparative Analysis of Western Europe
This paper examines the effect of education on women's transition to motherhood in various European countries.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Vienna Institute of Demography • 2004

Let the Funding Follow the Children: A Solution for Special Education in Ontario
This paper looks at evidence that the public school system is not adequately dealing with the needs of exceptional (special needs) students.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Fraser Institute • April 01, 2004

Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream
This paper briefly discusses the basics and background of homeschooling and its impact on public policy, as well as the academic and social performance of homeschooled children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Fraser Institute • 2001

Undeserved Trust: Reflections on the ALI's Treatment of De Facto Parents
This chapter from the book Reconceiving the Family: Critical Reflections on the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution criticizes the American Law Institute's proposal to grant custody rights to legal parents' live-in partners.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Cambridge University Press • May 2006

The Work, Family and Equity Index: Where does the United States Stand Globally?
This is the first edition of the Project on Global Working Families that aims to define and measure policies affecting working families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Harvard School of Public Health • 2004

The OECD and the Reconciliation Agenda: Competing Blueprints
This paper examines different policies recommended by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to meet the economic needs of 'post-maternalist' states.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute of Political Economy, Carlton University • July 2005

The Work, Family and Equity Index: How Does the United States Measure Up?
This second edition updates the 2004 instalment, evaluating American policies for working families such as parental level and health related benefits.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Health and Social Policy • 2007

Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids
This committee report examines the severity of child obesity in Canada, investigating causes of rising obesity rates.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons • March 2007

Tax Facts 14
This report provides a review of the tax system in Canada including information on income-tax rates for couples and families as well as how much tax Canadians actually pay.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Fraser Institute • April 2006

Starting Points: Challenging the "Quiet Crisis"- A Description of the Starting Points Sites
This paper simmary describes strategies and activities executed by 14 Starting Points sites.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty, Harvard Family Research Project • 1997

No Minor Matter: Developing a Coherent Policy on Paternity Establishment for Children Born to Underage Parents
This report discusses the importance of being able to establish paternity for children born to unmarried parents and examines the particular challenges faced when the father is a minor.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • March 01, 2004

Work, Welfare, and Family Structure: A Review of the Evidence
This paper looks at a number of major American welfare reform programs, including Assistance for Families with Dependent Children, Medicaid, and food stamps.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • August 01, 1996

How Does Adolescent Fertility Affect the Human Capital and Wages of Young Women?
This paper investigates the impact of teenage childbearing on the educational attainment, employment, and income of young women.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • September 01, 1997

The Revolution in Parenthood: The Emerging Global Clash Between Adult Rights and Children's Needs
This report discusses how redefining parenthood through government legislation (i.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for American Values, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada, Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, Institute for the Study of Marriage, Law and Culture • September 25, 2006

Guardianship Planning Among HIV-Infected Parents in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample.
This study surveyed 222 unmarried HIV-infected parents regarding guardianship planning.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• American Academy of Pediatrics • February 2007

Time Spent with Family during a Typical Workday, 1986 to 2005
This study examines the decline of time workers spend with family during work days between 1986 and 2005.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • February 2007

Is it Worth Working Now? Financial Incentives for Working Mothers Under Australia's New Tax System
This paper examines the effect that the new tax system (introduced in Australia in 2000) has on incentives to work for mothers of various incomes, family types, and family sizes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • July 09, 2003

Making Ends Meet: Six Programs that Help Working Families and Employers
This paper reviews six programs intended to support working families: the Earned Income Tax Credit, food stamps, child care, health care, child support, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • June 01, 2002

A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba: Putting Children and Families First • September 01, 2003

Beyond Marriage Licenses: Efforts in States to Strengthen Marriage and Two-Parent Families - A State-by-State Snapshot
This report provides a state-by-state review of government programs that have been implemented since the mid-1990s to promote and strengthen marriages and lower divorce rates.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • April 01, 2004

Will Extending Medicaid to Two-Parent Families Encourage Marriage?
This paper hypothesizes that the restriction of Medicaid to single-parent families acts as a disincentive to marry and that changes in the marriage rate would occur if this restriction was removed .
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • January 01, 1997

Reversing Teen Pregnancy and Single Parenthood
This article describes the current crisis of out-of-wedlock births, explains why this is a problem for children, and provides suggestions for how to promote childbearing within marriage.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• American Experiment Quarterly • Summer 2001

The Use of Family Friendly Workplace Practices in Canada.
This Canadian study examines the factors that influence the availability and use of work-family benefits.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Public Policy • September 2006

Gambling with our (Kids’) Futures: Gambling as a Family Policy Issue
This paper examines the impact of various forms of gambling on the Canadian family.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Vanier Institute of the Family • June 2006

Policy and Practices Affecting Aboriginal Fathers’ Involvement with their Children.
This paper describes the negative impact Canadian policy may have on Aboriginal fathering.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human and Social Development, University of Victoria • 2005

Child Issues
The "Features" section of this paper contains a compilation of articles relating to the well-being and best interests of children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Fraser Institute • June 01, 2001

Marriage-Plus
This paper discusses the current debate concerning the government's interest in promoting marriage as a solution to many societal problems.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Law and Social Policy • April 08, 2002

The Family Law Reform Act 1995: The First Three Years
This study looks at the impact of the 1995 reforms to the family law system in Australia.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• University of Sydney & Family Court of Australia • December 2000

Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Heritage Foundation • September 27, 2000

Motherhood, Fatherhood: The Legal Balance
This article discusses the needs of children and parents within a divorce.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • December 1991

Community Development and Family Support: Forging a Practical Nexus to Strengthen Families and Communities
This study examines organizations that attempt to integrate community development and family supportIt discusses organizational strategies that can be employed in order to improve the interaction between communities and families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Community Research and Service, University of Delaware • September 2003

The Implicit Costs and Benefits of Family Friendly Work Practices
This study of family-friendly workplace practices finds that, while beneficial to workers, such practices are very costly for employers.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • May 2005

The Impact of Family-Friendly Policies in Denmark and Sweden on Mothers’ Career Interruptions Due to Childbirth
This paper examines the role of maternal benefits, publicly provided child care, availability of paternal leave, and economic necessity in influencing Danish and Swedish mothers' decision about when or if to return to work after having a child.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • March 2004

Does Parental Leave Affect Fertility and Return-to-Work? Evidence from a "True Natural Experiment"
This paper examines fertility and the effects of a 1990 public policy change in Austria that extended the maximum parental leave from one year to two years and allowed leave to be automatically renewed if a second child was born.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • May 2005

Family Structure and Child Outcomes in the United States and Sweden
This paper compares the effects of family structure on children's educational and earning outcomes in the United States and Sweden.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • August 2004

Describing the Structure and Needs of Families in South Africa: Towards the Development of a National Policy Framework for Families
This report contains a compilation of data pertaining to South African families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Child, Youth and Family Development Research Programme of the HSRC • September 2004

Families and the World of Work: Four Country Profiles of Family-Sensitive Policies
This report provides case studies of family and work-related initiatives in Argentina, Egypt, India, and the Netherlands that are intended to help families secure and maintain productive and permanent employment.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Social Policy and Development Family Unit • 2000

Family Support Services in Australia 2000
This report provides detailed information pertaining to the funding and delivery of family support services in Australia's various jurisdictions.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • 2001

The Legislative Marriage Agenda and its Potential Meaning for Programs Serving Low-Income Families
This paper discusses the American government's increasing focus on marriage and fatherhood under George Bush.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy • May 2001

Child Support Policy Concepts and Proposals That Will Impact Poor Families
This brief describes proposed changes to child support laws being considered by the American government in 2001.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy • May 2001

Cooperation and Good Cause: Greater Sanctions and the Failure to Account for Domestic Violence
This paper discusses the history and consequences of a policy in the United States which requires single mothers who are seeking public assistance to cooperate in establishing paternity and child support for their children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Family Policy and Practice (formerly the Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy) • 2000

Dollars and Sense: Improving the Determination of Child Support Obligations for Low-Income Mothers, Fathers, and Children
This report discusses the legal and policy context in which child support awards are set, reviewed, and adjusted.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Women's Law Center, Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy • 2002

Early Childhood Care and Education and other Family Policies in South-East Asia
This report provides a country-by-country overview of early childhood education and other family programs in South-East Asia.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• UNESCO • October 2002

State Policies that Affect Working Families
This paper analyzes four state policies designed to help working families: job-protected family care, child care subsidies, early childhood education and elementary school schedules, and tax policy.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Urban Institute • August 2004

The Impact of Tax and Transfer Systems on Children in the European Union
This paper examines the effects of European nations' taxation policies on child poverty rates and the financial resources available to children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • May 2005

Every Child Matters: Parents Under Pressure
This reports presents statistical information about Irish families and offers data demonstrating that many families face significant social and economic hardship.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The National Children's Resource Centre, Barnardos • 2002

A Synthesis of Research on Family Preservation and Family Reunification Programs
This report reviews existing research on family preservation programs, in particular those intended to prevent children from being placed in foster care and those which aim to reunify families with children in out-of-home placements.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services • May 1995

Child Support Policy Concepts and Proposals that Will Impact Poor Families
This policy brief describes proposed changes to child support legislation in the United States and discusses the effects that these changes would have on low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy • May 2001

The Availability and Use of Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics: U.S. Trends, 1994–2001
This article examines publicly funded family planning services in the United States and assesses the extent to which services in each state are meeting the family planning needs of low-income women.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Allan Guttmacher Institute • September/October 2004

State Policy Choices: Child Support
This report provides statistical information pertaining to state differences in child support policy and enforcement in the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • September 2004

Young Families Under Stress: Outcomes and Costs of Home-Start Support
This report examines the effectiveness of Home-Start, a family support program designed to improve the well-being of families experiencing stress as a result of maternal health problems, child disability, multiple births, young children, and social isolation.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2004

The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidy Receipt by Low-Income Families
This document discusses the impact of child care subsidies on the employment and welfare use of families, and the potential of such financial assistance to help low-income families become economically self-sufficient.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • January 2001

The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2002
This paper looks at the aims and accomplishments of the national child benefit program.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Government of Canada • July 01, 2003

Giving Mom and Dad a Break: Returning Fairness to Families in Canada's Tax and Transfer System
This paper looks at ways in which the Canadian tax system might be altered in the interests of Canadian families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• C.D. Howe Institute • November 26, 1998

Legal Services Commission Annual Report 2002/03
This paper discusses the Commission's concerns over the continuing rise in family and social welfare law costs, as well as its objectives to help families and children get quality legal services and access to justice.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• TSO (The Stationery Office) • July 10, 2003

Taxes, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Marital Status
This paper examines the effect of tax incentives and welfare waivers on people's decisions about marriage and divorce.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • August 2000

Policies That Improve Family Income Matter for Children
This report discusses state policy options that improve the economic security of low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • April 2002

Wealth Dynamics in the 1980s and 1990s: Sweden and the U.S.
This paper compares wealth inequality and income mobility in the United States and Sweden.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Population Studies Center • October 26-27, 2000

Living Together Unmarried in the United States: Demographic Perspectives and Implications for Family Policy
This paper examines cohabitation in the context of current trends in union formation and dissolution, and discusses the effects of cohabitation on child well-being.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Population Studies Center • March 2004

Family Income and Child Well Being
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth, this paper examines the occurences of child poverty in Canada and focuses on two questions 1) What if producing healthy children was the main objective of anti-poverty efforts? and 2) What should governments-and other partners- be doing to foster healthy child development?
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• ISUMA • Autumn 2000

Marriage: One Man, One Woman
This paper explores the definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman and offers support for the preservation of this definition ...
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Family Research Council • 2005

Prevalence of Hyperactivity-Impulsivity and Inattention Among Canadian Children: Findings from the First Data Collection Cycle (1994-1995) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) collected during the 1994-1995 cycle, this study estimates the prevalence of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention among Canadian children ages 2 to 11.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • June 2002

Foster Care: Agencies Face Challenges Securing Stable Homes for Children of Substance Abusers
This report investigates the prevalence and characteristics of parental substance abuse among foster children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• United States General Accounting Office • September 1998

Understanding Aggression with Adolescent Girls: Implications for Policy and Practice
This paper discusses the results of a study on adolescent girls and their experiences with physical and verbal fights, both with their parents and friends.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• University of Western Ontario • 2001

Child Support and The Media
This paper discusses child support: its purpose, effect, and representation in the media.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Family Policy and Practice • 2001

Americans Rank Strengthening Families As High Priority
This public opinion poll on the state of the family found that most Americans believe that the preservation of the family is critical for the future stability and prosperity of the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Wirthlin Worldwide • August 2000

Family Relationships and Intergenerational Exchange Later in Life
This paper examines intergenerational family relationships, including emotional and financial support, the care of elderly parents, and dependant children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Australian Institute of Family Studies • July 1998

Labour Supply Estimates for Married Women in Australia
This paper describes the characteristics of married women in Australia and examines the influence of wage rates and benefit receipt on their decisions about whether and how much to work.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research • March 2000

Child Poverty and Family Transfers in Southern Europe
This paper examines the relationship between child poverty and family policy initiatives, such as family allowances, child benefits, and tax credits, in a number of southern European countries.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • March 2005

The Effect of Child Care and Part Time Opportunities on Participation and Fertility Decisions in Italy
This paper investigates possible explanations for low levels of fertility and female labour force attachment in Italy.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for the Study of Labor • February 2002

The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, 2002-03
This paper examines the distribution of household income in the United Kingdom, the characteristics of households at different income levels, and the extent to which taxes and benefits serve to redistribute income among households.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Office for National Statistics • 2004

Redesigning the Welfare Mix for Families: Policy Challenges
This paper addresses the need for changes to the welfare policies in response to deepening poverty, an ageing society, restructured labor markets, and a knowledge based economy.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • February 2003

Reducing Poverty among Older Women: The Potential of Retirement Income Policies
This paper discusses the ways in which retirement income policies, particularly public pension programs, could be used to reduce poverty levels among older women.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Status of Women Canada • August 2000

The Impact of the One-Child Policy on Child-Wellbeing and Gender Differential
This paper examines the effects of China's one-child policy on child well-being.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Research on Families • April 2003

Filling the Poverty Gap, Then and Now
This paper examines the extent to which, over time, public transfers and government assistance have enabled American families to avoid poverty.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research • September 2003

Multiple-Partner Fertility: Incidence and Implications for Child Support Policy
This paper documents the prevalence of multi-partnered fertility among welfare recipients in the United States and discusses its implications for child support and welfare policies.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • May 2005

Social Policies, Family Types and Child Outcomes in Selected OECD Countries
This paper provides an overview of various child outcomes in a number of OECD countries and focuses particularly on child poverty in these nations.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• OECD • May 20, 2003

Closing the Parent Gap
This paper discusses the voting tendencies of married parents in the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Progressive Policy Institute • April 2005

Families: Victims of Poverty and Homelessness
This paper discusses the many social and economic pressures experienced by families around the world, including: poverty, malnutrition and restricted access to basic education.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development • November 29, 1999

Choosing to be Different: Women, Work and the Family
This report argues that British social policies, which emphasize full employment for both men and women, should recognize that many women place family and motherhood as a higher priority than work.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Centre for Policy Studies • June 2003

Are Families Affordable? Tax, Benefits and the Family
This paper examines the tax and benefits system in Britain and concludes that it unfairly burdens two-parent families with children but is advantageous to single-parents and people without children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Centre for Policy Studies • July 1996

Broken Hearts: Family Breakdown and the Consequences for Society
This paper provides an overview of evidence on family breakdown and its consequences for children in the United Kingdom.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Centre for Policy Studies • February 2002

The Price of Parenthood
This paper examines the impact and benefits of taxes on families in Britain.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Centre for Policy Studies • January 2005

Fertility in Times of Discontinuous Societal Change: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe
This paper examines fertility patterns during a period of social and economic upheaval and uncertainty in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of communism.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • June 2002

Differences in Family Policy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: Comparison between the former East and West Germany
This paper examines the effects of family policy on the patterns of intergenerational divorce in East and West Germany, two states that had very different family policies until 1990.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • May 3, 2002

State Policy Choices: Assets and Access to Public Assistance
This fact sheet discusses the difficulties low-income families have accessing public assistance when facing financial crisis, such as a sudden short-term loss of employment.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • October 2003

Low-Income Families in Pennsylvania: Results from the Family Resource Simulator
This report uses the Family Resource Simulator to discuss the financial difficulties faced by low-income families in Pennsylvania.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • June 2004

Low-Income Families in Georgia: Results from the Family Resource Simulator
This report uses the Family Resource Simulator to discuss the financial difficulties faced by low-income families in Georgia.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • May 2004

Low-Income Families in Connecticut: Results from the Family Resource Simulator
This report uses the Family Resource Simulator to discuss the financial difficulties faced by low-income families in Connecticut.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • February 2004

Fertility Intentions and Preferences: Effects of Structural and Financial Incentives and Constraints in Austria
This paper discusses the significant gap between actual fertility and expressed fertility preferences in many European countries and explores the extent to which financial and structural incentives and barriers affect fertility intentions in Austria.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences • September 22, 2004

Proposed Reforms of Marital Institutions
This paper makes several proposals about reforming marriage and the family.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The University of Chicago • May 2000

Girls Preferred? Changing Patterns of Gender Preferences in the Two German States
In this study of gender preferences for children, the author suggests that preference for sons declines as the provision of social benefits by a welfare state becomes more generous, and the state replaces a son as a reliable source of income during times of economic hardship.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • September 1999

Fertility and Family Policy in Norway: A Reflection on Trends and Possible Connections
This study examines the effectiveness of generous family policies for promoting childbearing in Norway.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • June 08, 2004

Fertility and Public Policies: Evidence from Norway and Finland
This study examines the effectiveness of pro-natalist family policies, such as extended maternity leave, in Norway and Finland.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • May 07, 2004

A Study on Policies and Practices in Selected Countries that Encourage Childbirth: The Case of Sweden
This paper argues that the relatively high fertility rates in Sweden are more the result of institutional factors than of cultural ones.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • March 2005

Why Does Sweden Have Such High Fertility?
This paper documents the relatively high rates of fertility in Sweden and discusses the role of the education system, generous family policies, and a female-friendly political culture on childbearing decisions in that country.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, • April 2005

Do Child Care Characteristics Influence Continued Childbearing in Sweden? An Investigation of the Quantity, Quality, and Price Dimension
This paper examines the effects of regional variations in child care quantity, quality, and cost on Swedish parents' decision to have a second or third child.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • May 2003

Family Policies and Low Fertility in Western Europe
This paper examines various family policies in Europe and discusses their potential effect on fertility trends.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research • July 2003

Thinking of Getting Married?: Same Sex Couples Win the Right to Marry in Ontario
This document summarizes: 1) the Ontario Court of Appeal decision to grant couples of the same sex the rights to marry, 2) the federal government's reaction to the court of appeal decision, and 3) the implications of that decision on homosexual marriages.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Nelligan O'Brien Payne • June 19, 2003

Globalization and Family Security
This paper examines the impact of globalization on the security of the family in areas such as employment, production, and family stressors.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • February 23, 1993

Child Benefits Levels in 2003 and Beyond: Australia, Canada, the UK and the US
This paper analyzes the child-related tax and child benefits income security system for Australia, Canada, the UK and the US.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • April 01, 2003

Taxing Canadian Families: What’s Fair, What’s Not
This report assesses whether the tax system recognizes the responsibilities and costs of caring for children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Public Policy • July 01, 2000

Ottawa Should Expand the Canada Child Tax Benefit
This presentation to the Commons Subcommittee on Children and Youth at Risk critiques the Canada Child Tax Benefits as a form to build a strong income support and security system for Canadian families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • June 06, 2001

Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families Choices: A Good Bargain for Canadian Governments
The study’s main objective is to review the current child care subsidy system and highlight the main directions shaping its evolution.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Public Policy • May 01, 1998

New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G. (J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46
This court decision deals with a parent's right to an attorney funded by the state, when the state is seeking to remove the parent's child from the home.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Legal Information Institute • September 10, 1999

Asset Poverty in The United States: Its Persistence in an Expansionary Economy
This paper aims to correct the misconception that poverty in the United States was decreasing between the years of 1984 and 1999.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College • 2004

AbstractRe/Working Benefits: Continuation of Non-Cash Benefits Support for Single Mothers and Disabled Women
This study asked single mothers and women with disabilities about the importance of the non-cash benefits that they received while on welfare, such as childcare, housing, and transportation.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Status of Women Canada, Policy Research Fund • February 01, 2003

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
This United Nations Resolution goes further than recognizing the rights of the individual and the "Human Family".
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights • December 16, 1966

Families and the State
This is a compilation of articles pertaining to finding balance between family and government spending on those who need different types of assistance.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Fraser Institute • March 01, 2004

Quebec Family Policy: Impact and Options
This paper offers an overview of Quebec’s policy reforms and social policy objectives regarding government assistance to families, accessibility of daycare, poverty, work incentives for low-income families, and education changes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• IRPP • January 01, 2000

Flexible Child Care in Canada: A Report on Child Care for Evenings, Overnight and Weekends, Emergencies and Ill Children, and in Rural Areas
This paper discusses possible ways to meet the needs of families with unusual or exceptional child care issues.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Childcare Resource and Research Unit • 1994

Healthy Families: First Things First - The 2000 Alternative Budget
This paper argues that the Canadian government must invest more in children, health, and communities.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, CHO!CES: A Coalition for Social Justice • 2000

Understanding the 2000 Low Income Statistics Based on the Market Basket Measure
This report provides an overview of the incidence and depth of low income among Canadian families with children in 2000, specifically looking at post-income tax Low Income Cut-off (LICO-IAT)
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • May 01, 2003

Reinventing the Schoolroom: Education as Homecoming
This paper argues that the public school system has historically been anti-family, and asserts that true education is best carried out in families, neighbourhoods, and religious communities.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Family Research Council • May 14, 2003

State Experience and Perspectives on Reducing Out of Wedlock Births
This study examines the context for the development of legislation to reduce non-marital births, the effectiveness of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and the level to which various states have taken advantage of such policies and legislation in the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Department of Health and Human Services • February 01, 2003

The Impact of Health, Housing and Education Outlays on Income Distribution in Australia in the 1990s
This paper demonstrates that government spending on education, health and housing reduces income inequality and provides important assistance to the elderly and families with children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • August 01, 1995

Income Inequality in Australia: The Impact of Non-Cash Subsidies for Health and Housing
This paper suggests that non-cash health and housing benefits play an important role in reducing economic inequality in Australia by providing extra assistance for low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • March 01, 1995

Family Incomes in Canada: 1984-1993. The Roles of Markets, Governments, and Demographics
In presenting and analyzing data from the 1985, 1990, and 1994 Surveys of Consumer Finances (Statistics Canada) on family incomes, this paper’s purpose is to further the understanding of family income inequality trends by examining the level, distribution, and redistribution of family income by family type and by age of family head
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 1996

Work-Life Compendium 2001: 150 Canadian Statistics on Work, Family & Well-Being
The purpose of this report is to outline Canadian statistics regarding how to harmonize work, family and personal responsibilities in order to reach work-life balance.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Human Resources Development Canada • 2001

Strengthening Families to Promote Youth Development
This paper summarizes the key points of a series of roundtable discussions on the significance of family on child and youth development.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Annie E. Cassie Foundation • December 01, 2001

Children Are Everybody's Business
This presentation aims to explain how children can be given the best start based on the positive involvement of their community and country.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • October 31, 2003

Options for Revising the Child Credit
This paper analyzes a number of tax reform and child credit initiatives, including an examination of their cost, their effects on marriage penalties, and their variations according to income levels.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Urban Institute • May 03, 2001

Race, Ethnicity, and Health
This paper discusses the implementation of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and its impact on rates of insurance coverage among children and adults of different ethnic backgrounds and income levels.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Urban Institute • March 18, 2004

Canadian Living Standards: 1998 Report
This paper looks at changes to Canadian standards of living over time.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Fraser Institute • 1998

A New Era in British Columbia: A Profile of Budget Cuts Across Social Programs
This paper outlines some of the major budget cuts made by the Liberal government, including those cuts that affect the lives and well-being of women, children, seniors, low-income people, people with disabilities, and people from minority backgrounds.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • July 01, 2002

Social Transfers, Changing Family Structure, and Low Income Among Children
This paper points to increasing social transfer and changing patterns of child-bearing to explain the stability of child poverty levels despite the fact that, on average, the income of parents with young children is decreasing.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Statistics Canada • September 01, 1995

Where the Money Isn't: Misplaced Focus of Tax Enforcement Could be Remedied by Simplifying Credits for Children
This document argues that the system of tax credits is too complicated, and proposes that the several existing programs be combined into a single credit, the Simplified Family Credit (SFC).
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Economic Policy Institute • October 15, 2002

Shifting Family Definitions: The Effect of Cohabitation and Other Nonfamily Household Relationships on Measures of Poverty
This paper responds to the argument that, when measuring poverty, the definition of family needs to be changed to include other relationships and living arrangements.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • February 01, 1997

Litigants in Person
This paper addresses issues raised by increased self-representation in Australian courts such as the effect that it has on the parties involved and on the procedures and practices of the court.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Family Law Council • August 01, 2000

Employment Alone is Not Enough for America's Low-Income Children and Families
This paper argues that the government has to do more than support low-wage employment if it hopes to move low-income families towards economic stability.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • August 01, 2003

The Continuing Evolution of State Kinship Care Policies
This paper presents the findings of a 2001 survey that examined states' approaches to kinship care.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Urban Institute • December 01, 2002

In Support of Low-Income Working Families: State Policies and Local Program Innovations in the Era of Welfare Reform
This paper assesses current state-led initiatives and programs and their effectiveness at providing affordable childcare, family loans, health and unemployment insurance, and earnings supplements to keep families off welfare and out of poverty.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • February 01, 2003

Public Policies for the Working Poor: The Earned-Income Tax Credit Versus Minimum Wage Legislation
This paper argues that the relationship between minimum wage and low household income is fading, and suggests that increasing the minimum wage is not an effective way to help low-income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • November 01, 1995

Analyzing the Effects of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion During the 1990's
This paper discusses the decline in abortion rates during the 90's due to the enactment of pro-life and medicaid funding legislation.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Heritage Foundation • January 21, 2004

Impact of Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services On Unintended Pregnancies and Implications For Medicaid Expenditures
In this article the authors argue that public spending on contraceptive services effectively prevents many unwanted pregnancies, thus saving Medicaid over one billion dollars per year in spending on unintended pregnancies and abortions.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • October 01, 1996

What's Sex Got To Do With It? Tax and the "Family"
This paper asks whether or not it is appropriate to have federal tax rules that take into consideration spousal and family relationships.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Law Commission of Canada • May 15, 2000

The Role of Community Development Corporations in Promoting the Well-Being of Young Children
This report examines programs developed by community-based organizations in low-income neighbourhoods to assist the healthy development of families and children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • January 01, 2002

Towards More Work-Family Balance in Saskatchewan
This report is the published result of consultations by the Public Task Force on Balancing Work and Family with ten Saskatchewan communities from December 1997 to April 1998
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Government of Saskatchewan (Ministry of Labour) • August 01, 1998

The Changing Burden of Income Taxation on Working Families in Australia
This paper examines changes to the income tax burden from 1981-82 to 1993-94 in order to determine if it has increased, and if working families are paying a disproportionate amount.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • April 01, 1998

The ‘Illegitimacy Bonus’ and State Efforts To Reduce Out-of-Wedlock Births
This report discusses state efforts to reduce non-marital childbearing in response to the 'illegitimacy bonus,' a federal initiative that provides an award to states if they lower rates of unwed motherhood.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 1999

Proceedings and Final Report: Working Conference on Strategies to Ensure Economic Security for All Canadians
This document of proceedings and recommendations suggests ways to change social policy in order to achieve economic security for Canadians.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Council on Social Development • January 31, 2003

Why the Minimum Wage Law Causes Unemployment
This report explains that increasing the minimum wage does not actually help the people it claims to help, namely poor families in which the main breadwinner is a minimum wage earner.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Policy Analysis • 1996

A Global Review of Laws on Induced Abortion, 1985-1997
This article uses abortion statistics and country laws to determine the availability of safe and affordable abortion services in 152 nations.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1998

Government and Parenting: Is There a Case for a Policy Review and a Parents' Code?
This report addresses such issues as financial support, child care assistance, and the definition of who is a parent.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2003

The Twentieth Century Record of Inequality and Poverty in the United States
This paper discusses the impact that factors such as demographic, economic, industrial/technological change, and government intervention and public policy have had on fluctuating poverty and inequality patterns.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 01, 1998

Rural Child Care in Ontario: A Background Paper for a Conference on Rural Child Care
This paper describes the child care system in rural Ontario and makes recommendations for improvements and changes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Childcare Resource and Research Unit • January 01, 1994

Helping Low-Wage Americans - Wage-Based Tax Credits: A New Solution to an Age-Old Problem
This report argues that wage-based tax credit programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), are much more effective at addressing poverty and helping low-income workers than are increases to the minimum wage.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Employment Policies Institute • May 01, 2004

Assessing Family Policy in Canada: A New Deal for Families and Children
This research paper analyzes Canadian family policy, focusing on how current family policy affects public support of Canadian families ...
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Public Policy • June 01, 2003

Australia's Ageing Population: How Important are Family Structures?
This paper looks at the impact that an ageing population has on society, explores the role that families play in caring for the elderly, and discusses policies intended to respond to an ageing population.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • May 01, 1997

Survival at the Bottom: The Income Packages of Low-Income Families with Children
This report examines the well-being of low-income families and seeks to correct some common misperceptions.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Women's Policy Research • June 01, 2003

Young Families, Social Risk and the Role of Government
This paper discusses the increasing social, economic, and family related risks facing young families such as the challenge of parenting, and work-life balance.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • October 03, 2003

Quebec's Baby Bonus: Can Public Policy Raise Fertility?
This paper assesses the impact and effectiveness of Quebec's child incentive program and weighs it against the program costs in order to determine whether or not it is a feasible strategy for the future.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• C.D. Howe Institute • January 24, 2002

The Suffering Middle: Trends in Income Inequality in Australia 1982 to 1993-94
This paper examines labour force trends, changes in household composition, and patterns of income inequality from 1982 to 1993-94.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • June 01, 1997

Chilcare Choices, Consumer Education, and Low-Income Families
This report discusses the benefits and limitations of educating low-income families about the child care options available to them.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • 1992

Self-Employment for Women: Policy Options that Promote Equality and Economic Opportunity
This paper discusses the particular vulnerabilities experienced by self-employed women and suggests policies that would promote economic equality and opportunities for them.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Status of Women Canada • November 01, 2003

Beyond Work: Strategies to Promote the Well-Being of Young Children and Families in the Context of Welfare Reform
This paper outlines four courses of actions that can be used by state and local governments to address family needs and issues as part of a program of welfare reform.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Children in Poverty • November 01, 1999

Impact of Changes in the Personal Income Tax and Family Payment Systems on Australian Families: 1964 to 1994
This paper examines the changes to income tax rates and family benefit policies from 1964 to 1994, and the effect those changes had on the disposable income and average taxation rates of families with different incomes.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling • September 01, 1995

Interaction Effects of a Child Tax Credit, National Health Insurance, and Assured Child Support
This paper argues that if the government offered all families child tax credits, national health insurance, and assured child support, the result would be a dramatic reduction in poverty and welfare dependency.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for Research on Poverty • December 01, 1994

Halpern et al v. Attorney General of Canada et al
This document states the judicial decision on whether the exclusion of same-sex couples from the traditional and common law definition of marriage breaches ss. 2(a) or 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of ...
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO • June 10, 2003

Legal Services Commission Annual Report 2001/02
This paper discusses the Community Legal Service program, which improves access to justice for those most in need, such as families and children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• TSO (The Stationery Office) • July 22, 2002

Making Illinois Taxes More Family Friendly
This report proposes the creation of a Simplified Family Credit (SFC) that would combine existing tax credit programs.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Economic Policies Institute • February 22, 2001

Disposable Human Beings?
This paper presents some moral and ethical objections to reproductive technology and stem cell research.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Family Research Council • November 30, 2000

Growing Child Benefits, Growing Tax Rates
This paper analyzes some of the problems with the national child benefit program and argues that although payments are increasing, the design of the program contains no incentives for the recipients to seek additional work, or to save or invest their money.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• C.D. Howe Institute • February 17, 1999

The Marriage Penalty
This paper gives background information on, and an explanantion of, the marriage penalty and its impact on employment, welfare dependency, marriage and divorce.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Center for Policy Analysis • February 09, 1998

The Impact of the National Child Benefit on the Low Income Status of Canadian Families with Children: The SPSD/M Results
This paper examines trends in child poverty in Canada and asseses the impact of the National Child Benefit Supplement on quality of life for low income families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Centre for the Study of Living Standards • June 01, 2002

Why Congress Should Renew Its Efforts to End the Marriage Penalty
This report describes in detail how the marriage penalty came about and what steps can be taken by Congress to eliminate it in order to create tax fairness.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Heritage Foundation • March 28, 2001

Tax Fairness for One-Earner and Two-Earner Families: An Examination of the Issues
The authors demonstrate that the current Canadian income tax system does not discriminate against stay-at-home parents in favor of parents who enter the work force
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Network • December 01, 1999

Children in Need in England: Results of a Survey of Activity and Expenditure as Reported by the Local Authority Social Services' Children and Families Teams for a Survey Week in February 2003: Local Authority Tables and Further National Analysis
This report presents the results of a survey that investigated levels of child need in the United Kingdom and the steps that were being taken to address this problem.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• National Statistics: Department for Education and Skills • 2004

Enabling Conditions for Policy Progress for Children and Youth
This presentation outlines the role of the community in child development, and looks at how the community can meet this challenge with success.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • November 23, 2001

Can Government Strengthen Marriage: Evidence from the Social Sciences
This paper explores how and why the government should implement public policies that support the institution of marriage and work towards the reduction of divorce and unmarried childbearing.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Institute for American Values • 2004

Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998
This study examines how twentieth century magazines depict the acceptability of single parent families, the impact of single parenting on children, and the factors that contribute to the formation of a single-parent family.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • May 01, 2003

Corporate America and the Family
In this paper the authors argue that the strength of the American family is in many ways dependent on the strength of the American economy.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Family Research Council • January 14, 2002

Services for Families of Prison Inmates
This report presents the results of a survey that was sent to federal, state, and territorial Departments of Corrections across the United States.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections Information Center • February 01, 2002

Coming Up Short: Current Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fail to Meet Basic Family Needs
In this issue brief the authors demonstrate that unemployment insurance does not provide people with enough income to support their families.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Economic Policy Institute • October 31, 2001

Two Policy Paradigms: Family Responsibility and Investing in Children
This paper maps the changes in social policy and governance caused by the shift from a “Family Responsibility Paradigm” to an “Investing in Children Paradigm”, and examines the strengths and weaknesses of both paradigms in response to high rates of child poverty in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • February 01, 2001

Parental Employment in Low Income Families
This fact sheet examines rising rates of unemployment and underemployment among low-income families and argues that policies should be implemented to provide supports for these families and their children.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The National Center for Children in Poverty • January 01, 2004

Comparative Family Policy: Six Provincial Stories
This paper examines three policy realms that actively address the needs of families and children: income security, work-family balance, and developmental programs.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Canadian Policy Research Networks • 1999

Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Family Research Council • August 01, 2002

Pathways to Progress: Structural Solutions to Address Child Poverty
This document calls the provincial, territorial, and federal governments to work together to eliminate the problem of child poverty in Canada.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• Campaign 2000 • May 01, 2004

Families and Work in the Twenty-First Century
This report draws together the findings of a number of studies into work-family balance, with particular attention paid to such themes as the effect of work on family life, employers' perspectives on their role in work-family relations, and the relationship between work, family, and community resources.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2003

Work-Life Balance: A Report to the Ministers Responsible for Labour in Canada
This report reviews the Canadian legislation pertaining to work-life balance, provides examples of government and community initiatives in this field, and discusses ways that employers in different sectors of the economy have addressed the work-life balance.
• Category: Public Policy > Family
• CAALL Ad Hoc Committee on Work-Life Balance • February 01, 2002