This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elise Franchino at Pacific Standard writes on the current state of child care in America, and she proposes that states and localities should work together to have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Marshall Project takes a look at a Pennsylvania case displaying a nation problem: mentally ill inmates often remain in jail while they wait for a spot…
Giving Compass’ Take: • ideas42 outlines ways for governments to use behavioral science-based ‘nudges’ to improve the use of public services. • How can donors help implement these changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Youth Villages offers foster care transition services for teenagers that are 18-21 who age out of the system, but still need support finding housing, jobs, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new RAND Corporation study shows the benefits of allowing pharmacists to administer naloxone, the opioid antidote, without a physician’s prescription. States that have already adopted this law…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporations reveal how research around effectively addressing the mental health consequences of war led to conversations and policy changes around PTSD and depression in veterans. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Since many parents rely on friends and family to care for their children, some local governments have sought to train these informal early childhood care providers. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors writing for The Aspen Institute share five lessons from the #WeaveThePeople Conference that focus on how community connections can address America’s social problems. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mattie Quinn reports that as the Trump administration ramps up immigrant detentions and deportations, two states created policies to keep the children left behind out of foster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jacob Poushter, Janell Fetterolf, and Christine Tamir unpack the results of a global survey measuring whether people perceive change and their feelings on diversity, gender equality, family life, and…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts at Climate One discuss how climate change impacts people with disabilities by undermining the structures that support their lives. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from The Conversation, James Lynch and Richard Gunderson argue that electronic health records cannot replace, and sometimes distract from, a doctor’s relationship with…