Social Welfare Research & Policy Briefs


Policy and research briefs highlight research findings and their policy and practice implications.

Briefs allow the School of Social Welfare to share new research and scholarship with a variety of audiences.

Find more public scholarship from the KU School of Social Welfare.




Research Brief: For Better Child Welfare Outcomes, Always Family First

This brief from Kansas Invests in Families (KinVest) provides policy and practice recommendations to align child welfare policy with "kin-first culture."

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Research Brief: Systemic Issues Impacting LGBTQ+ Crisis Services in Kansas

This research brief from the Center for LGBTQ+ Research and Advocacy summarizes the results of a study on the systemic issues impacting the provision of crisis services to LGBTQ+ people in Kansas.

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