SSI Youth Solutions project set of 12 proposed intervention papers¶

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Description¶

A set of 12 papers commissioned by ODEP's SSI Youth Solutions project, initiated in 2019 to "generate testable ideas for improving outcomes among youth receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)." Subject matter experts proposed program and policy solutions, "both those based on existing research and practice and those that represented novel, untested ideas." This report presents and contrasts the papers' characteristics, strengths, and limitations for decision makers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• The proposals were gathered from subject matter experts as testable program and policy solutions for youth receiving SSI

Constraints¶

• The papers include novel, untested ideas, and the report notes gaps in evidence on employment effects, costs, and implementation challenges

Target Learners¶

• youth receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) with disabilities

Target Learning Goals¶

• employment outcomes and transition to adulthood

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

• Policymakers select transition interventions that directly address particular transition challenges

Key Sources¶

• Todd Honeycutt, Kara Contreary, Gina Livermore. (2021). Considerations for the Papers Developed for the SSI Youth Solutions Project. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/considerations-for-the-papers-developed-for-the-ssi-youth-solutions-project