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Participate in a year-round learning series where academic researchers bring their insights to state and local human services implementers responsible for incorporating research into action through webinars, podcasts, and additional virtual forums.

Recent APHSA Research Webinars
Expanding Social Services: Using Data to Enhance Benefit Processing During the COVID-19 Crisis TN DHS, Change & Innovation Agency, Equifax
Child Welfare – What Story is Your Data Telling You? NCCD Children’s Research Center & IBM Watson Health
The Family First Prevention Services Act: A Two-Part Series from Introduction to Implementation. Part One: An Overview of Family First Requirements NARWS, ACF, ABT Associates
Expanding Social Services: Using Data to Enhance Benefit Processing During the COVID-19 Crisis TN DHS, Change & Innovation Agency, Equifax
Data Sharing in Human Services to End Homelessness The Corporation for Supportive Housing
Building the Evidence in Child Welfare Child Welfare and Family Well-Being (CWFFB) and Urban Institute & University

Recent APHSA Research Publications
Insights for Designing Outcomes-Oriented Programs for Young Parent Families	Summaries of over 100 evidence-based, young parent support programs across the United States to achieve family stability and economic wellbeing. Blog also provides program engagement and delivery strategies for human service agencies.
Breaking Down Siloes: Integrating Research into Policymaking	Description of the barriers that human services face as they try to build a culture of evidence and increase the use of research evidence in policymaking. It also shares some strategies to foster engagement between policymakers and researchers
Better Outcomes for All: Resources for Optimizing Data	Innovative data optimization strategies (case studies, webinars, and reports) for health and human services strategies to improve outcomes for children and families. Blog also includes APHSA 2-part webinar series on predicting, learning, and prevention in child welfare.
Changes in State TANF Policies in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	In partnership with The Urban Institute, APHSA co-produced a brief “Changes in State TANF Policies in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”. In this brief, we describe how some state agencies adapted their policies during the early months of the pandemic to meet their states’ and families’ unique situations, needs, and challenges.