Youth Policy Lab

? Be sure to connect with YPL's Brian Jacob and Catherine Asher at the 2024 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Fall Research Conference! Join them as they discuss COVID-19 and schooling as well as special education early intervention. #2024APPAM #covid19research #covid19 #specialeducation #earlyintervention

"I am not surprised; in particular infant mortality among Black women and infants is consistently higher than for white women, but I am disappointed that despite increased awareness and efforts to reduce the disparities, we are not seeing any progress in reducing the infant mortality rate among this population," YPL Co-Director Robin Jacob spoke to ABC News https://lnkd.in/eu54hYsQ about racial disparities?in infant mortality?rates.?#maternalandinfanthealth #infantmortality #Blackinfantmortality #MIHP Source: ABC News?https://lnkd.in/ecpmUphJ

? Shout out to the great Research Assistants at YPL! We seek their fresh perspectives, dedication, and invaluable skills as committed members of our project teams. These students play a key role in supporting YPL's mission to inform youth-related public policy decisions by analyzing data and evaluating programs to help society answer its most pressing questions. Thank you,?Chelsea Giller, Kenny Hofmeister, Annelise Loveless, Aklesia Maereg, Andrew Olson, Fahmida Rahman, Milena Saakyan, Rachel Toma, Brooke Tran, Matt Truwit, Zhonghan Xie, and Marina Zhai? #YouthPolicyLab

"Even given the amount of energy?that Detroit Public Schools are putting into this, there's still a lot of students?struggling and so we can't take our eye off the ball, but it really can make a?difference focusing on students' well-being." YPL's Co-Director Robin Jacob spoke to?WDET 101.9FM Detroit last week about recent research findings regarding rates of depression?and anxiety?among?Detroit Public Schools Community District?students.?#StudentMentalHealth #YouthPolicyLab #Detroitpublicschoolscommunitydistrict Source:?https://lnkd.in/eDxbDJ99

Associate Director for Faculty Development and Director of the Youth Policy Lab at University of Michigan Survey Research Center, Robin Jacobs, discussing her program’s research showing a drop of anxiety and depression in Detroit Public Schools.

YPL's research finds Detroit Public Schools Community District students report lower levels of depression compared to their peers nationwide. Learn about our findings: https://lnkd.in/gy8b-Uj2 #TRAILStoWellness #DPSCD

The many Halloween doors of University of Michigan Institute for Social Research: Bio-Social Methods Collaborative, Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics, Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, Survey Research Center Directors Office, and Youth Policy Lab

Don't be scared - it's just your YPL staff celebrating Halloween! ?? You know we do spook-tacular research and data analysis to address critical questions for our partners - working with us is never frightening! #YouthPolicyLab

It's Celebrate Babies Week (https://lnkd.in/dQYizXEt) here in Michigan! YPL is proud of work "to address disparities and ensure equitable access to services and programs that support infants, toddlers, young children, and their families." Want to know more? Check out our work with the Maternal and Infant Health Program (https://lnkd.in/gkvRBxVt) and our recent report (https://lnkd.in/gW2VxAgG) on the impact of the MIHP Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies pilot. #maternalandinfanthealth

Some photos from yesterday's Research Center Career Panel joined by Youth Policy Lab, Education Policy Initiative and University of Michigan Poverty Solutions. Thanks to the Career Service Office at the University of Michigan - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy for connecting the current Ford School Students with the Research Centers.