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Coronavirus & Poverty Research Centers

The Institute for Research on Poverty and our national collaborative of peer poverty research centers are especially aware of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the most vulnerable members of society and straining the social services system.

Families and individuals with low incomes struggle during normal times, but this unprecedented modern crisis has intensified their hardship while also creating barriers to seeking help.

Visit our new Poverty & Covid-19 page for links to resources and emerging research in response to the pandemic and our new Teach & Learn page for poverty-research distance learning materials by IRP and our peer centers.

New Resources

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Making the U.S. Safety Net More Responsive to Economic Downturns
Robert A. Moffitt and James P. Ziliak, edited by Mitchell McFarlane

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Supporting the Inclusion of Fathers in Child and Family Services
Tova Walsh, Kaleem Caire, Darryl Davidson, and Nucha Isarowong

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Kathryn Anne Edwards on Women Leaving the Labor Force in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Focus & Focus+ 36(4):
Systemic racism and the justice system

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Chloe Gibbs on Full-Day Kindergarten and its Impact on Academic Achievement

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How is Poverty Measured?

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Medicaid & Health Policy Research

Health Coverage, Access, Cost, & Quality

Research and analysis projects focus on health care access, cost, financing, health system performance, quality — in short: What works? Who benefits? Who pays?

National Poverty Research Center Highlights

Human Services Programs and the Opioid Crisis

IRP and the U.S. HHS Office of Human Services Policy recently convened a forum on the opioid epidemic, which continues to devastate families and communities.

Discussion centered on strategies to overcome the challenges to human services delivery caused by the epidemic.

The September 2019 meeting brought together more than 200 experts hailing from some 30 states and 11 federal agencies.

View Pre-Conference Webinar: “Opioids 101” and the Forum Agenda “Human Services Programs and the Opioid Crisis” – includes presentation materials.