Vulnerable Families
Yahoo News-New Hampshire Union Leader: Time vs. money: Sweeping child care reform proposed
New Hampshire State Rep Patrick Abrami is sponsoring one of two key bills aimed at altering the state's formula for determining child support payments, which are currently the third-highest in the nation. Many of the changes Abrami has presented came from a 2018 Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More
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03/21/22Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant Professor Jess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22The Berlin Sun: UNH research finds lack of childcare led to disproportionate job loss
Childcare for children under the age of 12 has been a struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin Sun examines... -
01/26/22Policy Genius: Who's getting left behind in the COVID-19 recovery?
COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind. An article from Policy Genius examines... -
01/03/22NH Public Radio: Report: One-quarter of U.S. households with young children struggle to find child care
Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on the nationwide dearth of adequate child care, citing new research from Jess Carson at...
Recent Stories
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06/05/18 - The Union Leader: Beyond the Stigma: Opioid epidemic separating more children from their parentsMore New Hampshire children are being removed from their parents’ care, living with grandparents and other relatives, and being assessed by the state for abuse and neglect — all... Read More -
06/05/18 - Seacoast Online: Opioid crisis throws grandparents into caregiving positions, study saysThe burden of children tossed around by the opioid crisis is now more often falling upon grandparents and relatives, according to a new study released by the Carsey School of... Read More -
06/05/18 - U.S. News: Report: as Parents Abuse Opioids, Their Children Sufferreport released on Tuesday from the University of New Hampshire is shining a light on those living in the shadows of the state's opioid epidemic: the children who live with their... Read More -
06/01/18 - City Lab: The 3 Rural Americasut not all of rural America is in decline. In fact, significant parts of it are thriving, while others have economies in transition. Understanding these distinctions is crucial to... Read More -
06/01/18 - NHPR: Drug Crisis: UNH Study Finds More Children Removed From Parental CareA new study from the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy finds that the number of children removed from parents has increased by 50 percent from 2012 to 2016. Cases that included a... Read More -
04/09/18 - Seacoast Online: Equal Pay Day: How NH women can fight wage gapKristin Smith, a family demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire, where she is a research associate professor of sociology, said, “... Read More -
03/22/18 - UNH Hosts Community Forums on Child SupportThe Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire will host three community forums to gather input from people who received a child support order after 2013 to... Read More -
03/20/18 - UNH Research Finds a Full-Time Job Not Always a Ticket to Health InsuranceOnly 33 percent of low-income workers employed full time have employer-based health insurance, compared to 57 percent of higher-income workers, according to new research out of... Read More -
02/27/18 - Mathematica Policy Research: Finding a Way: How Income Instability Affects Low-Income FamiliesIn today’s economy, low-income families working in sectors such as retail or food services often face frequent fluctuations in income across weeks, months, and years because of... Read More -
02/13/18 - UNH Research Finds Elderly Used Less Long-Term Care During the Great RecessionThe use of long-term informal care by Americans over the age of 65 declined by 6.75 percent during the Great Recession, according to new research by the Carsey School of Public... Read More