Nevada’s Care Workforce: Obstacles and Opportunities for Policymakers
By David F. Damore, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr., Fatma Nasoz Abstract: The care economy includes “the paid and unpaid labor and services that support caregiving in all its forms.” This work includes caring for children, the elderly, and those who are ill or have disabilities. Care work is often undervalued, underpaid, and without a fair system of work benefits in place (e.g.…
The Southern Nevada Care Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
By Tripp Umbach Abstract: National policymakers increasingly recognize the care economy as an essential economic driver, contributing $648 billion annually to the U.S. economy and supporting 3.6 million jobs. The care economy is also critical in driving economic development and prosperity in Southern Nevada. Yet, as this Tripp Umbach analysis finds, Southern Nevada’s care economy…
Developing a Stand-Alone Children’s Hospital in Southern Nevada: Needs, Opportunities, and Economic Development Considerations
By Tripp Umbach Abstract: This independent study developed by Tripp Umbach demonstrates how an independent, research-intensive, stand-alone children’s teaching hospital can significantly enhance the health status of Southern Nevada’s children, reduce outmigration, attract children from neighboring states, and stimulate the healthcare economy. Tripp Umbach evaluated the need for a children’s…
Implementation Science and Fidelity Measurement: A Test of the 3-5-7 Model
Ramona Denby-Brinson, Judy Tudor, Darla Henry, Stephanie Hodge Wolfe, Efren Gomez, and Keith A. Alford Abstract: Children and youths engaged with the child welfare system can experience grief and loss as a result of trauma, broken relationships, and inadequate attachments. Interventionists are often challenged to implement effective strategies that help youths to reestablish…
Making a "Big" Impact in Child Welfare: The Challenges and Successes of Mentoring Foster Youths
Efren Gomez and Molly Latham Abstract: On average, the effects of youth mentoring programs have shown positive outcomes for at-risk youths. Positive outcomes include decreased symptoms of depression or anxiety (DeWit, DuBois, Erdem, Larose, & Lipman, 2016), the potential to increase relational permanency (Avery, 2011), increased short-term educational outcomes (Herrera, Grossman, Kauh…
Rethinking Cooperative Extension in Southern Nevada
David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, Fatma Nasoz, William E. Brown Jr., and Caitlin J. Saladino Abstract: Cooperative Extension is a partnership jointly funded by federal, state, and county governments that seeks to extend the services of the University of Nevada to Nevadans. As the original branch of Nevada’s land-grant institution, the University of Nevada, Reno has administered Cooperative…
Public Child Welfare and a Multi-Agency Collaborative: Lessons Learned From the DREAMR Project
Judy Tudor, Efren Gomez, and Ramona W. Denby Abstract: This issue brief explores the benefits and challenges associated with an inter-agency partnership carried out through a federally funded, five-year demonstration project. Reported in this brief are some of the strategies used to overcome implementation barriers and to promote project success. Also, described are the results of…
Nonprofit Organizations and the Nevada Economy: An Analysis of The Employment, Economic Impact, and Scope of The Nonprofit Sector in The Silver State
Jessica K.A. Word, Jaewon Lim, Carol Servino, and Kenneth Lange Abstract: The State of Nevada changed rapidly in recent decades, enjoying one of the longest and most sustained population growth periods in the nation, followed by a severe period of economic contraction and recession. Unemployment during the Great Recession of 2007 reached a peak of 13.8% for Nevada in August of 2011 (…
Identifying and Describing the Network of Health, Education, and Social Service Non‐Profit Organizations in Southern Nevada
  Shannon M. Monnat, Anna Smedley, and Fatma Nasoz Abstract: This brief presents the results of a partnering survey designed to measure the partnering power of each health, education, and social service non‐profit in southern Nevada indicated by the connections between these organizations. The survey documents which organizations engaged in the most partnering, increasing the…