Vulnerable Families
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...
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03/21/22
Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant Professor听Jess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22Childcare for children under the age of 12 has been听a struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin Sun听examines...
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01/26/22COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind.听An article from Policy Genius examines...
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01/03/22Todd 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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10/26/16 -This article discusses how in the Downeast town of Machias, there鈥檚 a new program bringing hope to single mothers caught in poverty. The program helps those mothers go to college...
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10/25/16 - 91制片厂 Research Finds U.S. School Districts Don鈥檛 Have Enough CounselorsLess than 20 percent of school districts in the U.S. meet the recommended student-to-school counselor ratio of 250:1 or lower, according to new research from the Carsey School of... Read More
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10/08/16 -A recent 91制片厂 Carsey School of Public Policy study looked at statewide data from 2010 to 2014 and found that male students, students qualifying for free and...
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09/21/16 -Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation to create a statewide paid family and medical leave program.听Today in Manchester, more than a dozen lawmakers attended a conference on...
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08/31/16 - 91制片厂 Research Finds More Than 80 Percent of N.H. Residents Support Paid Family and Medical LeaveFour of every five New Hampshire residents support a paid family and medical leave insurance law for workers who have to take time from work to care for a new child or tend to... Read More
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02/23/16 -The Carsey School of Public Policy's听Andrew Schaefer, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Kenneth M. Johnson discuss how rural children are more than twice as likely as urban kids to grow...
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01/21/16 -Carsey School's Director of Research on Vulnerable Families Beth Mattingly reports that some听stark differences can be found in Maine seniors鈥 status depending on where they live.听
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01/21/16 -Carsey School's Director of Vulnerable Families Research Beth Mattingly and Vulnerable Families Researcher Andrew Schaefer听analyze听data on obstacles for Mainers aging at home听...
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01/20/16 -Carsey School's Director of Vulnerable Families Beth Mattingly and Vulnerable Families Researcher Andrew Schaefer听highlight economic, housing and social factors across 10 regions...














































