A recent study by the GSSW Butler Institute for Families explores how the economics of Colorado’s early childhood care and education industry impact its workforce, the state economy, and children and families.
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In a community research partnership, the Butler Institute for Families at GSSW is working with Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough to improve its family visitation program for kids in out-of-home care.
Can saving companion animal lives improve the economy? In the first study of its kind, the GSSW Institute for Human-Animal Connection is investigating the economic impacts of a no-kill animal shelter policy.
Using a dual-generation ecological approach to community intervention, a GSSW researcher is demonstrating that creating trusting neighborhood relationships can improve well-being in low-income communities.
The Fostering Healthy Futures program at GSSW helps children who have been maltreated and placed in foster care to enter adolescence on a positive path. And as an evidence-based practice, the program is expanding knowledge about effective approaches to positive youth intervention.
GSSW Assistant Prof. Jennifer Greenfield investigated the impact of a Colorado minimum wage increase, predicting positive impact on Colorado women and families.
