Sentences with phrase «improved social outcomes»

A variety of countries, such as Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Australia and various U.S. states have implemented equal parenting, joint custody or shared parenting presumptive legislation which has resulted in lowered court costs, less conflict and improved social outcomes for the children of divorce.

A variety of countries, such as Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Australia, and various U.S. states have implemented equal parenting, joint custody, or shared parenting presumptive legislation, which has resulted in lower court costs, less conflict, and improved social outcomes for the children of divorce.

Economic and Social Outcomes in London and the North of England Since the Recession, by Polina Obolenskaya, Ruth Lupton and Bert Provan, concludes: «The findings suggest not only a need for regional rebalancing of both the economic and social kind, but that economic growth per se can not be relied upon to improve social outcomes in any region — and in particular it can not be relied upon to reduce poverty and inequality.»

Question: How effective are social skills groups in improving social outcomes for young people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)?

Not exact matches

These outcomes include reducing the welfare caseload; employing former welfare recipients; increasing incomes for the poor and near poor; improving the cognitive, physical and social development of children; reducing out - of - wedlock births; improving health care for low - income residents; and bolstering job stability and advancement.

Breastfeeding beyond the typical 6 - 12 month period has been shown to improve not only overall IQ's in children, but also improve health and social outcomes.

But, as University of Chicago professor James Heckman discovered in 2001, going over Perry Pre-School Project (Ypsilanti, Mich.) student success rates, certain character traits and social behaviours were a much better predictor of improved life outcomes.

Few home visiting programs have improved pregnancy outcomes, parental life - course, child abuse and neglect rates, compromised caregiving, and children's social and emotional problems.

Program outcomes may focus on adults or on children; providers frequently cite multiple goals (e.g., improved child development, parent social - emotional support, parent education).12

Specifically, what home visiting program models show the greatest promise for improving pregnancy outcomes, reducing child abuse and neglect, and improving parents» life - course and children's social and emotional development?

A well - established body of research confirms that a father's active participation and emotional engagement with his children leads to improved social, emotional, academic and behavioral outcomes.

Breastfeeding, Social Justice, and Equity is a highly readable volume that increases our understanding of the forces that influence breastfeeding, and outlines steps we can take to improve outcomes for both mothers and babies

I work in the social and community space and am on a personal mission to improve maternal health outcomes.

The effects of breastfeeding on children's development have important implications for both public - health policies and for the design of targeted early intervention strategies to improve the developmental outcomes of children at risk as a result of biological (e.g., prematurity) or social adversity (e.g., poverty).

Health (i.e., pregnancy) outcomes for this group can be improved by narrowing the information gap and offering customized care with specific attention to their medical, psycho - social and social problems [2].

The Erie County Department of Social Services will convene a Permanency Summit on Tuesday, April 25 2017 in Buffalo to bring together local experts to brainstorm and plan ways to improve outcomes for youth in foster care.

By offering a continuum of educational and social services, mental health care and counseling in one location, the Center for Safe and Healthy Youth aims to improve outcomes for youth.

However, increased social spending per dollar spent on health care was associated with improved health outcomes at the population level by province.

«It will be valuable to learn whether improvements in earnings by families with pregnant women, improved maternal nutrition or reduced maternal stress — all factors associated with higher birth weight — also translate to better cognitive outcomes in childhood,» said Figlio, IPR faculty fellow and Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and of Economics at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy.

This underlines the importance of investigating how we can address social mechanisms in treatment to improve outcomes.

«While many employers are interested in making wellness efforts more social to increase engagement, based on our findings there is a significant opportunity to go further and improve outcomes by better designing these competitions,» said senior author David A. Asch, MD, MBA, a professor of Medicine and Health Care Management and director of the Penn Center for Health Care Innovation.

This work defines an element, often missing from health policy discussions, in improving outcomes for this important population and underscores the importance of social factors in affecting health outcomes both for people at risk of becoming infected with HIV and for those living with HIV or AIDS, said the researchers.

«Kessler Foundation is a leader in funding initiatives that improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities; a growing trend is social enterprise,» said Elaine E. Katz, senior vice president of Grants & Communications.

Current research on mindfulness, brain science, and education suggests that mindfulness-wise application of neuroscience in the classroom may improve social - emotional and educational outcomes for students.

A study published last year by social psychologists Eli Finkel and Benjamin R. Karney concluded that while online dating may not improve romantic outcomes, it offers extensive and convenient access to new potential partners in ways that were virtually nonexistent before.

More than four decades after the first model preschool interventions, there is an emerging consensus that high - quality early - childhood education can improve a child's economic and social outcomes over the long term.

Schools can do several things to help reduce bullying, increase satisfaction and improve student social and academic outcomes.

Fall - Hamilton Elementary emphasizes social and emotional learning and trauma - informed practices as a path to improving students» academic outcomes.

' [Skills] such as perseverance, sociability and self - esteem have been shown to influence numerous measures of social outcomes, including better health, improved subjective wellbeing and reduced odds of engaging in conduct problems.

With # 15 million set to go to eight new Partners in Practice, to expand a peer support programme between local authorities to improve children's services, and the other # 2 million being invested in improving leadership in children's social care services, which will be delivered through the Local Government Association (LGA), the funding will deliver hands - on peer support to other councils, to help improve outcomes for more children and their families.

Improving academic, social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for students, classroom and school climates, and student - teacher and peer relationships.

This revolution in new knowledge about the developing brain and human genome, linked to advances in the behavioral and social sciences, offers new opportunities for more effective strategies to improve outcomes in education, economic development, health, and social welfare.

PSP graduates are working to improve the academic, social - emotional and health outcomes of students in a variety of professional and academic settings.

I told this story to a group of two dozen or so of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school reform» because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart of our efforts to improve outcomes for kids.

What changes to policy and / or curriculum do you think would improve the educational and social outcomes for these students?

«As a Committee dedicated to promoting social justice, we are committed to examining these issues in our inquiry and pressing government, local authorities, schools and others to do all they can to improve educational outcomes and life chances.

Celebrate improving school culture and climate, building students» social - emotional competencies and character, improving discipline and on - task educational behavior, improving academic outcomes, but do not define these outcomes primarily through standardized tests.

Early education has the potential to drive social mobility and improve outcomes for the next generation.

The Risk and Prevention Program has been renamed Prevention Science and Practice (PSP) / Counseling C.A.S.. Although the curriculum and educational experience of students will not change, the new name, says program director Mandy Savitz - Romer, better reflects the integrated nature of the program and its mission to prepare graduates to improve the social, emotional, and academic outcomes of children and youth.

The first is improved student outcomes, and while that is usually around achievement outcomes — literacy and maths, for example — increasingly there is a focus on social outcomes such as reduction in bullying and students» enjoyment of school and of their learning.

Working in partnership with established school partners with a successful track record in using Achievement for All programmes to support student progress and whole school improvement, the Trust's activities will be informed by a deep - rooted mission and set of aims that will drive school improvement, develop professionals, improve outcomes for children and young people as well as enhancing inclusion and social mobility.

Evidence suggests that children's academic and social - emotional outcomes improve when adults collaborate across home and school environments to provide consistent, reliable, high - quality learning experiences, particularly during key developmental transitions.

A Nashville high school focuses on using social and emotional learning to build strong relationships and a positive culture — and to improve academic outcomes.

Training prevention practitioners, school guidance and adjustment counselors, and applied researchers to improve the educational, social and emotional outcomes of children and adolescents.

Visit a pair of Nashville middle schools born out of the belief that strong social and emotional learning practices improve academic outcomes.

A brief social - belonging intervention improves academic and health outcomes of minority students

And there is extensive evidence that teaching social - emotional competencies (like grit) in schools improves behavioral and academic outcomes for students, as well as student wellness.

Deputy mayor Richard Buery on Monday defended the community school model's efficacy in improving student academic outcomes after the administration announced partnerships between social services agencies and 45 new community schools.

Her current research focuses on developing and testing interventions that mobilize social support for students to improve student outcomes.

Of twelve randomized controlled trials — the gold standard of social science research — eleven found that school choice programs improve outcomes for some or all students while only one found no statistically significant difference and none found a negative impact.