Abt's The Intersect

Abt Associates
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Our mission is to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide. The Intersect is a forum in which our experts brainstorm about new ways they can bring their skills together to further that mission.

Episodes

  1. Guaranteed Income, Direct Rental Assistance, and the Potential of Cash Transfers

    05/22/2024

    Guaranteed Income, Direct Rental Assistance, and the Potential of Cash Transfers

    Qualitative data indicate guaranteed income programs—which provide cash directly to beneficiaries—provide real stability to people in need. But, while we wait for the quantitative data to come in, the jury’s still out on how to maximize this approach. What do we still have to learn about cash transfers as a means of empowering people, and can making payments directly to households be a more effective way of providing rent subsidies? Dr. Jill Khadduri and Dr. Hannah Thomas discuss the outstanding questions in the latest episode of The Intersect.

    19 min
  2. We Can Do Better: Data, Educational Outcomes, and Equity

    03/20/2024

    We Can Do Better: Data, Educational Outcomes, and Equity

    With the Education Sciences Reform Act up for reauthorization, there’s an opportunity to revisit how we use data to promote equitable educational policies and approaches. Drs. Karen Gray-Adams and Rebecca McGill Wilkinson discuss building equity into the evaluation process—from community involvement to planning randomized control trials—to ensure we can identify the best way forward for every child.

    17 min
  3. Break the Chain: Exploring the Links Between Environmental & Criminal Justice

    02/13/2024

    Break the Chain: Exploring the Links Between Environmental & Criminal Justice

    Pollution. Lead poisoning. Community policing. Imprisonment. The challenges of environmental justice are even bigger than you may realize. Abt’s Dr. LaToria Whitehead and Dr. Jennifer Bronson discuss how systemic and structural racism has disproportionately thrust Black families into a brutal cycle linking dangerous environmental conditions, poor health, and involvement in the justice system.

    25 min
  4. Ukraine to Rwanda: Integrating Renewable Energy with Gender

    11/27/2023

    Ukraine to Rwanda: Integrating Renewable Energy with Gender

    In Ukraine, Russia’s invasion has destroyed infrastructure and threatens the economy. In sub-Saharan Africa, the climate crisis is stressing already-fragile health systems. In this podcast, Joan Chahenza and Nadiia Zaritska discuss how the establishment and maintenance of resilient energy systems—be they distributed or part of the grid—can incorporate GEDSI principles while serving vulnerable populations.

    27 min
  5. A Growing Number of Older Adults Are Unhoused. How Can We Help?

    11/16/2023

    A Growing Number of Older Adults Are Unhoused. How Can We Help?

    With reasons ranging from a lack of affordable housing to rising medical costs, more and more people over the age of 55 are experiencing homelessness. While the national data show the beginning of an alarming trend—with a 73-percent year-over-year increase in chronic homelessness among the elderly—the effects are in full bloom in Washington, DC. Abt’s Brooke Abrams talks to Miriam’s Kitchen’s April Veney and Adam Rocap—who provide supportive services in the capital—about what they’re seeing on the ground and how we can provide support and address root causes.

    39 min
  6. Implementing Summer EBT: Tips from the Chickasaw Nation

    10/16/2023

    Implementing Summer EBT: Tips from the Chickasaw Nation

    Summer EBT was recently authorized as a federally funded, national nutritional program for school-aged children. It’s a difficult program to implement and sustain, but it’s vital to the more than 20 million children who rely on it to support their nutrition when school isn’t in session. In this podcast, Abt’s Rene Nutter talks with Tyra Shackelford, Chickasaw Nation’s Sumer EBT administrator, about what it takes for a successful Summer EBT implementation.

    22 min
  7. The Social Determinants of Justice: Disability, Employment, and the Justice System Connection

    10/11/2023

    The Social Determinants of Justice: Disability, Employment, and the Justice System Connection

    Abhorrent racial disparities in America’s criminal justice system are well-documented, but less covered is the over-representation of people with disabilities. Drs. Jennifer Bronson and Hassan Enayati discuss how supports from elementary school through the hiring process can help mitigate the links between disability and employment opportunities as social determinants of justice.

    21 min
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Our mission is to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide. The Intersect is a forum in which our experts brainstorm about new ways they can bring their skills together to further that mission.

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  • Creator
    Abt Associates
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    7
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