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

2025-04-15 05:19:17 UTC

Multiple jobs (especially when in different sectors) provide diversification of income and protect against the most extreme income volatility

2025-04-15 05:20:30 UTC

Strong social connections can provide families with the supports necessary to weather periods of income loss, at least temporarily

2025-04-16 16:19:16 UTC

Unions and/or other institutions that strengthen workers' rights

2025-04-16 16:19:34 UTC

generational wealth

2025-04-16 16:20:01 UTC

savings, family members with extra wealth to share in times of instability

2025-04-16 16:20:10 UTC

Easy benefit application processes

2025-04-16 16:20:21 UTC

stable social benefits programs with sustained eligibility

2025-04-16 16:20:53 UTC

continuous eligibility policies for social safety net policies (e.g., Medicaid)

2025-04-16 16:20:53 UTC

Benefit programs that are outreach-oriented vs. deflective in culture

2025-04-16 16:21:03 UTC

social welfare benefits that do not operate with severe cliffs for eligibility

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:21:09 UTC

Flexible policies. Retain benefits as pursuing economic stability.

2025-04-16 16:21:10 UTC

guaranteed basic income

2025-04-16 16:21:28 UTC

Availability of concrete supports in times of crises

2025-04-16 16:21:40 UTC

Home ownership

2025-04-16 16:21:44 UTC

child care availability and affordability (both system capacity and economic supports through CCDF)

2025-04-16 16:21:55 UTC

more employment opportunities with stable hours and benefits

2025-04-16 16:22:04 UTC

two-earner households

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:22:06 UTC

Contextualizing interventions according to the needs of specific populations. E.g. student parents.

2025-04-16 16:22:25 UTC

full child support pass thorough and no assignment of child support to the state

2025-04-16 16:22:36 UTC

Fair workweek law can definitely help

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:22:44 UTC

Services to help families maintain their well-being as they are navigating volatility.

2025-04-16 16:23:07 UTC

Living in a municipal area that doesn't have a lot of regressive fees and charges for services

2025-04-16 16:23:32 UTC

health and dental benefits as a fringe benefit of the job

2025-04-16 16:23:52 UTC

A minimum wage that's livable

2025-04-16 16:24:04 UTC

The fair workweek law can have a positive role to play in improving economic wellbeing and reducing child maltreatment

2025-04-16 16:24:28 UTC

paid family leave

2025-04-16 16:24:42 UTC

Paid apprenticeships to skill-up for more stable jobs

2025-04-16 16:24:43 UTC

paths towards greater job security for part-time employees (or lower-income employees?, not sure the most applicable population(s) for this).

2025-04-16 16:24:54 UTC

Free community college

2025-04-16 16:24:56 UTC

Paid time off/paid family leave

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:25:23 UTC

Addressing child welfare prevention at the community level. Certain communities disproportionately affected by cw. These are are often related to a cluster of under-investments/assaults including no mental health services, mass incarceration, lower income levels, political disenfranchisement.

2025-04-16 16:25:24 UTC

Monthly child benefits can have the positive results on reducing volatility, thus child maltreatment

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:25:25 UTC

Worker benefits/scheduling, multiple jobs, two-earner households

2025-04-16 16:25:55 UTC

Emergency grants or low-cost loans to ease one-time shocks

2025-04-16 16:25:55 UTC

tax policy that reduces income inequality (this may not address volatility directly but buffers against volatility risk)

2025-04-16 16:26:14 UTC

Banks that don't charge excessive fees (or statutes that prevent that from happening). Credit cards that don't have excessive late fees, etc.

tonyadbibbs — 2025-04-16 16:26:36 UTC

Addressing wealth gap through guaranteed income, baby bonds, reparations.

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:26:44 UTC

Social Benefits policies, application, eligibility, etc, including child welfare

2025-04-16 16:27:02 UTC

Free before and after school programs

2025-04-16 16:27:11 UTC

Consistent availability of after school programs

2025-04-16 16:27:40 UTC

Financial coaching/therapy that help increase personal resiliency to cope with financial stresses

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:27:49 UTC

Child care

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:28:52 UTC

Social connections, saving, generational wealth

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:29:36 UTC

Financial institutions/unions

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:30:08 UTC

Working training , schooling, financial coaching

2025-04-16 16:37:31 UTC

Availability of recreation and access to other opportunities to improve physical health

2025-04-16 16:43:48 UTC

reliable internet connectivity and easy access to devices for using the internet (e.g., libraries, community centers)

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:45:39 UTC

wages for childcare workers (better, more stable childcare?)

coloradolab — 2025-04-16 16:46:05 UTC

Community resources & factors

2025-04-16 16:53:07 UTC

monetary incentive structure of the child welfare and child support systems