The Employee Assistance Program: An Underused Resource
Employee Assistance Programs exist in most large organizations and are used by a small fraction of eligible employees. Understanding why, and what the...
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Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Crisis with Known Solutions
The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among high income nations. The disparities by race are stark, the causes are largely known, and effec...
Federal Student Loan Policy Changes: What Borrowers Need to Know
Student loan policy has changed significantly in recent years. This is a factual overview of the major changes, their status, and what they mean for b...
The Psychology of Prejudice: How Bias Forms and How It Can Be Reduced
Prejudice is among the most extensively studied topics in social psychology. Understanding how it forms, how it operates, and what reduces it has sign...
Special Education and Inclusion: What Research Shows About Least Restrictive Environments
The question of how best to educate students with disabilities has been central to special education policy for five decades. Research on inclusion mo...
Green Card Backlog and Skilled Immigration: What Research Shows About Talent Retention
The employment-based green card backlog has grown to decades-long waits for some nationalities. Research on the consequences for the US economy and fo...
Social Safety Net Programs: What Evidence Shows About Effectiveness
The American social safety net encompasses dozens of programs with varied designs and evidence bases. Understanding what research shows about effectiv...
Health Insurance Coverage and Outcomes: What Research Shows About the Uninsured
Millions of Americans lack health insurance. Research on what lacking coverage means for health outcomes, financial security, and access to care is ex...
Mindfulness and Mental Health: Separating Evidence from Hype
Mindfulness has moved from niche practice to mainstream mental health tool. What does the research actually say about when and for whom it works?...
Attachment Theory: From Infancy to Adult Relationships
Bowlby's attachment framework, developed to explain infant caregiver bonds, has become one of the most generative theories in psychology, with i...