Fact Sheets
![Cliff Effect brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cliff-grab-768x991.png)
The cliff, sometimes called the benefits effect, occurs when a family’s income increases above the income eligibility for financial supports. In...
![Ascend Child Support brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ascend-Fatherhood-brief-768x994.png)
![Ascend Child Support brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Ascend-Fatherhood-brief-768x994.png)
This report shines a light on supportive approaches to noncustodial parenting, specifically by looking at Colorado’s successful CO-PEP program.
![Ascend Transition Strategies brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ascend-Transition-Strategies-brief-768x998.png)
![Ascend Transition Strategies brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ascend-Transition-Strategies-brief-768x998.png)
Good leaders know when a transition is coming and work to provide a clear roadmap for the future. Transitions at the state level are felt even more ac...
![Measuring Family Outcomes](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ss-measure1.png)
![Measuring Family Outcomes](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ss-measure1.png)
The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood has undertaken a new way measure when positive outcomes are achieved for families enrolled in voluntary home...
![Ascend_United Way_brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ascend_United-Way_brief-768x1002.png)
![Ascend_United Way_brief](https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ascend_United-Way_brief-768x1002.png)
As hundreds of organizations and dozens of states around the country explore two-generation (2Gen) approaches, Ascend at the Aspen Institute, the nati...
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Physical, mental, and emotional health have a major impact on a family’s ability to thrive.1 Childhood trauma, for instance, can have lasting he...