Policy Briefs

IPR Policy Briefs

Vol. 1, Number 2 -- February 2002
Denying Felons and Ex-Felons the Vote: The Political Consequences, Past and Future
By Christopher Uggen and Jeff Manza
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Vol. 1, Number 3 -- May 2002
Poorer Outcomes for Children in Welfare-Sanctioned Families
By P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Rebekah Levine Coley, Brenda J. Lohman, and Laura D. Pittman
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Illinois Families Study Briefs

Number 9, September 2005
Who Gets Ahead? Work Profiles of Former Welfare Recipients in Illinois
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Number 8, October 2002
Putting Food on the Table After Welfare Reform: What Protects Families from Food Insecurity?
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Number 7, October 2002
Mental Health and Welfare Reform: What Facilitates Employment Among Those with Depression?
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No Work & No Welfare: Who Are These Families and How Do They Survive?
Amy Bush Stevens and Lisa Altenbernd
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Trends in Homelessness & Housing Insecurity: Implications of Welfare Reform
Alan Puckett, Lynette M. Renner, and Kristen Shook Slack
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The Importance of Transitional Benefits: Who Loses Medicaid and Food Stamps, and
What Does It Mean for Staying Off Welfare?
By Bong Joo Lee, Dan A. Lewis, and Amy Bush Stevens
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Identity, Work, and Parenting: Implications for Welfare Reform
By Dan A. Lewis, Irene Carvalho, Bruce Nelson, and Amy Bush Stevens
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Welfare Reform & Health Insurance: How Parents Lose Out
By Jane Holl, Amy Bush Stevens, and Kristen Shook Slack
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Trends in Health Insurance Coverage: Uneven Progress for Parents and Children in the Wake of Welfare Reform
By Amy Bush Stevens,
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Welfare, Children and Families: A Three City Study

Welfare Reform: What About the Children?
By P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Rebekah Levine Coley, Brenda J. Lohman, and Laura D. Pittman
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