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STATE SEMINARS PUBLICATIONS FAMILY DATA FAMILY IMPACT   Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars UW-Madison/Extension 3rd Fl Middleton Bldg 1305 Linden Drive Madison WI 53706 Phone: 608-263-2353 Fax: 608-265-6048	Family Impact Why is it Important to Assess Family Impact? Most policymakers wouldn’t think of passing a bill without asking, "What’s the economic or environmental impact?" The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars encourages policymakers to routinely ask what the impact of policies or programs might be for families. To learn more about why family impact analysis is important and what it can accomplish, listen to the following web cast and read these resources: Family Policy: An Introduction Taking Families Seriously: Family Impact Analysis as an Essential Policy Tool by Theodora Ooms Evidence-Based Policymaking: Insights from Policy-Minded Researchers and Research-Minded Policymakers by Karen Bogenschneider and Thomas J. Corbett Family Policy: Becoming a Field of Inquiry and Subfield of Social Policy by Karen Bogenschneider and Thomas J. Corbett, Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(3), 783-803. Family Policy Matters: How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professional Can Do by Karen Bogenschneider A Strategy for Strengthening Families: Using Family Criteria in Policymaking and Evaluation by Theodora Ooms and Steven Preister (Use the form to order a copy of the report.) Families are the Cornerstone by Karen Bogenschneider Are There Benefits to Conducting Family Impact Analysis? The short answer is yes. Check out several family impact analyses of policies and programs to see their value. Also, several newsletter articles and briefing report chapters discuss a family perspective on current issues such as child care, corrections, education, health care, juvenile justice, and long-term care. How Do You Conduct a Family Impact Analysis? Guide for Conducting Family Impact Analysis What Tools are Available for Conducting Family Impact Analysis? Family Impact Analysis critically examines the past, present, or probable future effects of a policy, program, or service on family well-being. Whereas evaluation research focuses on whether the goals of a program are being met, family impact analysis examines how program goals may benefit families or produce unintended negative consequences. The checklists below can be used by professionals for formal assessments, or by policymakers or stakeholders for informal self-assessments of how family-centered policies, programs, services, and communities are.     Family Impact Checklist for Any Policy or Program     The Family Impact Checklist for Assessing the Impact of Policies on Families     Family Impact Checklists for Specific Purposes Family/School Partnership Checklist Family Friendly Community Checklist Family-Centered Adolescent Treatment Checklist Family-Focused Assessment of a State’s Child and Family Services Plan A Checklist for Assessing the Family Impact of School Policy Evaluating School Funding Formulas Checklist: What Questions Should Legislators Ask? Early Care and Education Policies Checklist (Draft)
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