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The Study of Adolescent to Adult Neural Development (SAND): Examining the neurobehavioral impacts of poverty-related adversity in the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Cohort

September 23, 2026

Luke W. Hyde, Colter Mitchell, Vonnie C. McLoyd, Helen C.S. Meier , Enrique Neblett, Christopher Monk

Brain and Environment This article describes the motivation for the Study of Adolescent to Adult Neural Development (SAND), an extension of the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS). FFCWS is a population-based sample of urban families...

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Lessons from Detroit's ShotStoppers Community Violence Intervention Program

September 23, 2026

Sam Stragand, Amanda Nothaft, John Bulat

The City of Detroit partnered with Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan to evaluate the first two years of the ShotStoppers program. Our evaluation drew on public safety data, administrative records, interviews, focus groups, and surveys t...

Map of Community Violence Intervention zones in Detroit

Journal Publications

Volatile Employment and Health Insurance Gaps Among Low- and Middle-Income Workers

September 15, 2026

Vineeth Amba, Renuka Tipirneni, John Ayanian, Sumit Agarwal

JAMA Network Many low-income individuals work in unstable or volatile jobs; in 2023, half of low-income households reported unpredictably fluctuating earnings. Research has shown certain workers (eg, part-time, blue-collar, temporary) have lower empl...

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Receipt of Paid Family Leave and Intimate Partner Violence for Women Employed During the Perinatal Period

July 23, 2026

Jeffry Bart Klika, Eric L. Thibodeau, Melissa T. Merrick, Catherine A. Murphy, Yanghyun Park, Katherine Marçal, Olivia D. Chang, Rujeko Machinga, Kathryn Showalter, Kathryn L. Maguire-Jack

Journal article in Violence Against Women

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The Legacy of Redlining: Links to Adolescent Functional Brain Networks, Perceived Stress, and Internalizing Problems

July 6, 2026

Gabriela L. Suarez, Helen C.S. Meier, Cleanthis Michael, Scott Tillem, Isabella Palomba, Felicia A. Hardi, Enrique Neblett, Colter Mitchell, Christopher Monk, Luke W. Hyde

Journal article in Brain and Environment

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Economic Hardship in Employment, Housing, and Finance Among Transgender Populations In the Context of Federal Protection Rollbacks

June 26, 2026

Arjee Javellana Restar,, Teresa DeAtley, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Simon Sandh, Aaron Breslow, Renata Sanders, José Bauermeister, Trace Kershaw, Don Operario, Kristi E. Gamarel

Journal article in Finance Research Letters

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Displaced Workers and Poor Health Outcomes: A Continuing Challenge for US Population Health

June 18, 2026

Sarah Burgard

Journal article in American Journal of Public Health

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Associations of parental physical assault and psychological aggression toward children and socioeconomic attainment in early adulthood

June 1, 2026

By Lijian Zhao, Yinqi Chen, and Kathryn Maguire-Jack Children and Youth Services Review

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Making Ends Meet Thirty Years Later: How Single Mothers Survive on Low Incomes

May 1, 2026

Natasha Pilkauskas, Kevin Bruey

By Natasha V. Pilkauskas and Kevin Bruey The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences This paper documents the well-being of low-income single mothers nearly thirty years after welfare reform. Using unique data from a monthly cross-sect...

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Financial Outcomes Among Medicaid Expansion Enrollees

April 27, 2026

Nora V. Becker, Helen Levy, Richard A. Hirth, Sarah J. Clark, Renuka Tipirneni, John Ayanian

Journal article in JAMA Network

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Access to Technology-Mediated Community Mental Health Care Among Low-Socioeconomic Status Consumers With Serious Mental Illness: Qualitative Study

April 20, 2026

Alicia K. Stone, Tiffany Veinot

Journal article in JMIR Formative Research

Journal Publications

Addressing Food Insecurity for People With Cancer: We Can No Longer Wait

April 16, 2026

John W. J. Pottow, Laila A. Gharzai, Patricia M. G. Santos, Michele Heisler

JAMA OncologyPeople living in the wealthiest nation on the planet should not have to worry about having enough food to eat. Yet, according to 2023 estimates, approximately 18 million US residents face food insecurity, defined as "the limited or uncer...

Journal Publications

Deliberations on Government Spending Priorities: Listen to the People

April 14, 2026

By Susan Dorr Goold, Zachary Rowe, Lydia Perry, Gloria Carmona, Maria Alvarez, Adnan Hammad, Veronica Romanov, Megan Jiao, and Marion Danis Journal of General Internal Medicine

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Developing an Intergenerational Model of Structural Racism Exposure among Women in Black Families in South Carolina, 1989–2020

April 14, 2026

Annie Ro, Yanmei Xie, Woo Jung Lee, Kristi L. Allgood, Andrea K. Henderson, Michael P. Huynh, Claire E. Margerison, Belinda Needham, Anton M. Palma, Michael G. Smith, Catherine Vander Woude, Nancy L. Fleischer

Journal article in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Journal Publications

Designing for Proactive Accountability: Lessons on Governing Technology from Detroit’s Food Sovereignty Movement

April 13, 2026

Jared Lee Katzman, Ben Green, Tawanna Dillahunt

Research article Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Community intermediary strategies and tactics to close digital divides and enhance equitable technology use in everyday life

April 7, 2026

Marcy Antonio, Alicia Stone, Tawanna Dillahunt, Lorraine Buis, Tiffany Veinot

Journal article in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology

Policy Briefs

Sheriff and Community Mental Health Partner to Bring Co-Response to Washtenaw County, MI

March 18, 2026

Matthew Alemu

Download PDF of the full essay Introduction“Don’t hurt them!” I heard this appeal from a Black male driving by what he likely interpreted as the start of an unprovoked police encounter with a civilian. At a quick glance, this driver’s perception mak...

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Referrals to a Novel Health Care Equity Consult Service

March 13, 2026

Samantha Guyah, Okeoma Mmeje, Prianka Shakil-Brown, Kamau Ayubbi, Rachel S. Bergmans, Christina Wright, Erin M. Khang, Susan Dorr Goold, David J. Brown, Erika A. Newman

Journal article in JAMA Network Open

Policy Briefs

Exploring the Role of Homeowners Insurance in Economic Mobility and Neighborhood Stability in Detroit

March 11, 2026

Sam Stragand, Amanda Nothaft

Houses on a neighborhood street in Detroit

Journal Publications

Unsecured Credit and the Social Safety Net in U.S. States

February 22, 2026

Alec P. Rhodes, Davon Norris, Jason Houle, Rachel E. Dwyer, Sarah K. Bruch, Lawrence M. Berger

Journal article in the American Sociological Review

Journal Publications

Selling low-value housing to owner occupants or investors: The effect on property disinvestment in Detroit

February 13, 2026

Margaret Dewar, Roshanak Mehdipanah

Journal of Urban AffairsResearch on addressing vacant and disinvested properties focuses primarily on remediation, not on prevention. Increasing owner occupancy might prevent property deterioration because homeowners typically maintain properties bet...

Journal Publications

Changes In Medical Debt And Bankruptcy After Acute Traumatic Injuries, 2019–21

February 9, 2026

John W. Scott, Nora V. Becker, Mark R. Hemmila, Nicholas Kunnath, John Ayanian, A. Mark Fendrick, Andrew M. Ryan, Justin B. Dimick

Journal article in Health Affairs

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Interventions to Mitigate the Effects of Housing Insecurity on Child and Adolescent Health: A Scoping Review

February 6, 2026

By Artur Coy-Pérez, Juli Carrere, Anna Fernández, Carme Borrell, Gemma Serral, Esther Sánchez-Ledesma, Irene Macaya, Hugo Vásquez-Vera, Constanza Vásquez-Vera, Roshanak Mehdipanah, and Katherine Pérez Public Health Review

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Persistent poverty, poverty mobility, and young adults’ material hardship

February 1, 2026

By Yoonzie Chung and Kathryn Maguire-Jack Children and Youth Services Review

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Are We the Welfare Office? Managing Administrative Burden in a Guaranteed-Income Pilot

January 26, 2026

By Kristin Seefeldt, Leonymae Aumentado, Yinqi Chen, Dana Schau, Emily Shupp Parker, William Lopez, and Rebeccah Sokol Social Service Review

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