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-
03/21/22
Making 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... -
02/07/22
The 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... -
01/26/22
Policy 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... -
01/03/22
NH 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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01/13/18 - The Clarion Ledger: Mississippi's rural black, Hispanic communities risk underrepresentation in 2020 censusAccording to a University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy report released in December, populations at risk of underreporting include: African-Americans in the... Read More
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01/02/18 - The Union Leader: Looking back at 2017: A new threat in opioid crisisThis year also brought alarming findings about the incidence of infants born with symptoms of opioid addiction known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. The University of New... Read More
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12/31/17 - Seacoast Online: NH sees sharp rise in addicted mothers, babiesFrom 2005 to 2015 the number of infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) withdrawal symptoms in the Granite State increased fivefold, from 52 to 269, according to... Read More
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12/21/17 - Life Science Daily: Number of New Hampshire babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome on riseResearch released by a team at the University of New Hampshire found that from 2005 to 2015, the number of infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the state... Read More
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12/20/17 - The Union Leader: Senators unveil bipartisan prescription for opioid-addicted newbornsRepublican Majority Leader Jeb Bradley and Democratic Sen. Dan Feltes joined representatives of New Futures and the Carsey School of Public Policy on Tuesday in a State House... Read More
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12/19/17 - NHPR: UNH Report Raises Alarm Over Rise in Opioid Dependency Among NewbornsA new report from UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy is sounding alarm over the growing number of New Hampshire infants born dependent on opioids. New Futures Kids Count, which... Read More
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12/19/17 - WMUR: Report: Fivefold increase in number of NH newborns with drug conditionA new report released Tuesday found that the state's opioid crisis has led to a fivefold increase over the past decade in the numbers of newborns suffering from a drug-related... Read More
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12/19/17 - The Washington Times: Report: Drug crisis taking toll on New Hampshire newbornsBabies in New Hampshire are increasingly paying a price for their parent’s drug addiction, with rising numbers of newborns suffering from a condition that causes symptoms ranging... Read More
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12/05/17 - The Hill: Rural poverty skyrockets as jobs move away“There were fairly sharp declines in the number of places characterized by high poverty rates in the 1990s,” said Brian Thiede, a demographer at Penn State and the co-author of a... Read More
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11/17/17 - NHPR: Report: Local Zoning Rules Tied To Affordable Housing Shortage In Rural N.H.A new study from UNH’s Carsey School of Public Policy finds that town zoning policies often present a roadblock to low-income housing by setting minimum lot sizes in rural... Read More