What are the forces that increase income volatility or exacerbate the harmful effects of income volatility on family well being and/or child maltreatment? (negative) by Colorado Lab

2025-04-15 05:14:19 UTC

The gig economy (increases income volatility)

2025-04-15 05:16:32 UTC

Affordable housing shortage (increases the consequences of losing current housing due to income volatility)

2025-04-15 05:17:13 UTC

Just-in-time scheduling (increases income volatility)

2025-04-16 16:20:47 UTC

Household structure change (increase or decrease in number of family members in hh would affect the income pool)

2025-04-16 16:21:21 UTC

Asset limits for participants in public benefits programs

2025-04-16 16:22:40 UTC

periods of economic uncertainty for the nation when lay-offs or work reductions are more frequent

2025-04-16 16:23:01 UTC

income volatility on top of scare economic resources

2025-04-16 16:23:28 UTC

Community violence

2025-04-16 16:23:30 UTC

social isolation; weathering volatility can be particularly difficult if feeling limited support from other friends or family members

2025-04-16 16:23:52 UTC

Inflation/cost of living increases

2025-04-16 16:24:08 UTC

Tariffs!

2025-04-16 16:24:15 UTC

Community violence/crime

2025-04-16 16:24:26 UTC

benefit cliffs, hard-to-meet administrative burden and eligibility requirements in social welfare programs

2025-04-16 16:24:52 UTC

Time limits on benefits and restrictive eligibility criteria

2025-04-16 16:25:54 UTC

pay day lending shops

2025-04-16 16:26:32 UTC

no attention to race and class as it relates to income volatility

2025-04-16 16:26:42 UTC

inconsistent child care

2025-04-16 16:26:49 UTC

Lack of available or predictable child care (particularly for nontraditional hour working parents)

2025-04-16 16:26:59 UTC

laws or policies that weaken or prevent unionization of workers

2025-04-16 16:27:38 UTC

lack of (adequate) health insurance to buffer against catastrophic health-related costs and/or debt.

2025-04-16 16:27:40 UTC

Frequent job turnover increases income instability

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:27:57 UTC

Underinvestment in family child care, which tends to be more flexible and provide greater supports to the whole family.

2025-04-16 16:28:20 UTC

the requirements of social welfare programs to be reimbursed or to seek reimbursement from a parent for services rendered by the state (i.e child care, child welfare (foster care), cash assistance)

2025-04-16 16:28:23 UTC

insurance that is tied to work (i.e., when you lose a job and simultaneously lose affordable health care)

2025-04-16 16:28:30 UTC

medical events for parent or child that hinder ability to work

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:28:35 UTC

Lack of employment programs for jobs leading to a decent wage

2025-04-16 16:29:07 UTC

lower pay for kinship care compared to non-kinship care via Medicaid or other payment system (negative impacts on family reunification)

2025-04-16 16:29:15 UTC

societal beliefs about poverty being an individualized problem rather than a societal one

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:29:22 UTC

Societal belief that families are in "the system" because they are fundamentally pathological.

2025-04-16 16:29:27 UTC

Loss of worker bargaining power to influence protective working conditions

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:30:03 UTC

The challenge of cw system trying to position itself as a prevention mechanism.

2025-04-16 16:30:05 UTC

lack of screeners in most social welfare programs (particularly child welfare case management) to anticipate and mitigate potential financial shocks

2025-04-16 16:30:32 UTC

The absence of a responsive safety net design might lead to increased instability

2025-04-16 16:30:42 UTC

Lower demands for workers with increasing technology/fewer jobs available

2025-04-16 16:30:47 UTC

Limited time consuming transportation access, public and private

2025-04-16 16:30:59 UTC

bureaucratic barriers to social safety net supports

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:31:17 UTC

Communities having low resources and therefore unable to take care of each other according to their cultural norms when problems arise.

2025-04-16 16:31:25 UTC

Impacts of criminal justice involvement on family finances

2025-04-16 16:31:35 UTC

living in a high vs. low resource community, access to public transportation, full service grocery stores, child care centers, etc.

2025-04-16 16:31:40 UTC

patriarchy and misogynistic practices that are reinforced in the social welfare system and society

2025-04-16 16:32:17 UTC

Household members' varying ability to work due to fluctuations in disability, illness, behavioral health, or substance use

2025-04-16 16:33:22 UTC

Lack of flexibility for reporting obligations regarding erratic income and the recertification periods in safety net would be harmful for volatility

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:34:19 UTC

Child care

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:34:59 UTC

Social benefits policies

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:35:36 UTC

Child welfare system policies

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:37:09 UTC

Societal beliefs, macro economic factors

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:38:18 UTC

Worker benefits, scheduling

2025-04-16 16:40:11 UTC

Requiring job applicants to "check the box"

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:46:46 UTC

Financial institutions

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:48:47 UTC

Criminal justice system

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:49:17 UTC

Individual factors - Low income, lack of social support, family structure changes

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:56:13 UTC

Community factors