| CFFPP produces monthly policy briefings, distributed by email or fax, that summarize recent developments in policy, research and legislation as they relate to child support, welfare reform, domestic violence, and poverty. The following is a list of policy briefings produced to date. If you would like to subscribe to receive free monthly policy briefings, please click on the policy briefing "request form" and provide the necessary information. Each month, the policy briefing will be available on this site one week after it is emailed or faxed to our monthly subscribers. If you have any questions or comments about any policy briefing or if you have any material that you feel would be appropriate for an issue of the policy briefing, please provide this information on the policy briefing "comment page". CFFPP has recently begun a new series of policy briefings specific to the state of California. These briefings, similar in content and style to the national briefings, will provide legislative updates and relevant policy information to practitioners and advocates in California on a bimonthly basis. For more information please visit the "California Policy Briefing" page.
November 2002 Policy Briefing
- Child Support Distribution Called Into Question
- GAO Encourages States to Implement Ban on Benefits for Felons
- In States with Strict Child Support Enforcement, Welfare Mothers May Have Greater Risk of Domestic Violence
- New Resources of Interest
- More Documentation of Alarming Growth in Drug Arrests
October 2002 Policy Briefing
- Role of Noncustodial Fathers in Child Welfare System Assessed
- Relatives Caring for TANF Children Lack Needed Support
- States May Lose Unspent SCHIP Funds
- Ruling Upholds Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients
- Hawaii Child Support Agency Must Account for Unpaid Child Support
September 2002 Policy Briefing
- Increase in Poverty Rate Reported by Census Bureau
- Impact of Extension on Passage of Welfare Reauthorization Uncertain
- Welfare Recipients' Need for Transitional Support Found Critical To Ability to Remain off of Welfare
- Recoupment of Child Support Overpayments Addressed by OCSE
- Guide to Food Stamp Program Changes Is Available
- Briefing Paper Discusses Marriage and Poverty
July 2002 Policy Briefing
- Collaboration Publishes Recommendations on Child Support Policy
- Senate and House Fatherhood Provisions Compared
- Newspapers Tell Stories of Welfare Time Limits' Impact across States
- Disparity in Arrests of Minority Youth Offenders Documented
June 2002 Policy Briefing
- Senate Committee Passes Welfare Reform Bill
- Wyoming State Law Allows for Adoption Without Consent if Parent Fails to Pay Child Support
- Adoption and Safe Families Act Leading To Increase in Parental Rights Relinquishment for Mothers in Prison
- New Reports Provide Insight on Impact of Welfare Reform
- Two New Reports Address Marriage Promotion And Disability Among Low-Income Families
May 2002 Policy Briefing
- Republican TANF Bill Passes in House
- Potential Consequences of House Bill Provisions Analyzed
- Office of Inspector General Releases Two Child Support Reports
- HHS Reports on Child Support Collections in Annual Report on TANF
- Courts Rule that Medicaid Recipients Can Sue States for Benefits
- Food Stamp Program Reauthorized
- Reports on Status of Low-Income TANF Families Released
- Resolution Critical of Marriage Promotion Introduced in the House
- Directory of Substance Abuse Treatment Services Available
- Wisconsin Implicated in Urging Welfare Sanctions Quota
April 2002 Policy Briefing
- Herger/Bush TANF Reauthorization Proposals Move Forward But Are Called into Question by Variety of Groups
- Marriage Proposals Would Shift TANF Purposes and Funding
- Child Support Provisions and Issues In TANF Reauthorization Clarified
- Child Support Demonstration Evaluation Releases Report on Fathers of Children in W-2.
- Study of Female Jail Inmates Reveals Failure of Systems
March 2002 Policy Briefing
- Report Provides Critique Of Marriage Promotion Efforts
- Supreme Court Upholds Public Housing Drug Ban
- Report Describes Low-Income Families' Difficulties in Attempting to Work and Raise Families
- Investigation of Private Child Support Enforcement Contractor Requested In Maryland
- Two New Studies Document Racism Inherent to Health and Welfare Service Provision
- Wisconsin Welfare Practices Are Subject of Civil Rights Complaint
- Legal Services Corporation Releases 2002 Income Eligibility Guidelines
- Summary of TANF Bills Currently Introduced in Congress
February 2002 Policy Briefing
- Bush and Democrats Introduce TANF and Child Support Proposals
- Racial Disparities in Juvenile Confinement Addressed In Successful Demonstration
- Comparison of States' TANF Spending Available
- New Poverty Guidelines Published by HHS
- Federal Court Rules Against Public Funding of Faith-Based Initiative
- Resources Available to Aid Practitioners and Advocates
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