Since 1976, Federal Family Impact Seminars

Building capacity for family centered policymaking. Read more...

ASPA publishes Researcher–Policymaker Partnerships book

Strategies for launching and sustaining successful collaborations. Read more...

Family-Focused Foster Care seminars conducted throughout US

With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, WI, NC, MA, VA, RI, NC, and LA held Family Impact Seminars on Family-Focused Foster Care Policy.

Policy Options to Address Youth Trauma

Massachusetts focuses FIS on Policy Options to Address Youth Trauma.  

Homelessness and Families

Utah focuses FIS on Impacts and Cost Estimates of Homelessness and Families. 

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Indiana Family Impact Seminars

The Indiana Family Impact Seminars are directed by Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth and Rob Duncan of Purdue University.

Seminar Date Topic
FIS23 December 2020 The Digital Divide: How Does it Divide Hoosiers?
FIS22 November 2019 Hoosiers and Homes: Housing Policies in Indiana
FIS21 November 2018 Our Double Epidemic: Hoosier Children Caught in the Opioid Crisis
FIS20 November 2017 Diversion Programs at the Intersection of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
FIS19 November 2016 The Future of Indiana:  Reducing Risky Behaviors of Our Youth
FIS 18 November 2015 Rising Substance Abuse and Hoosier Families:  What can Legislators Do?
FIS 17 November 2014 Pre-K in Indiana:  Preparing our Children For Success
FIS 16 November 2013 Now What? Implementing Health Care Reform in Indiana
FIS 15 November 2012 The New Age of Health Care: Implications for Hoosier Families
FIS 14 November 2011 Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
FIS 13 November 2010 The Legacy of Literacy
FIS 12 November 2009 Maximizing the Value of P-12 Educational Resources in Indiana
FIS 11 November 2008 The Burden of the Unbanked in Indiana
FIS 10 November 2007 Meeting the Challenge of Moving Youth into the Workforce: Reducing Dropouts and Increasing Educational Attainment
FIS 9 November 2006 Financing Healthcare for Indiana Families
FIS 8 November 2005 Gambling: What are the Odds for Indiana Families?
FIS 7 January 2005 Growing Indiana’s Human Capital: Assuring Positive Futures for Youth
FIS 6 January 2004 Ensuring the Economic Security of Indiana’s Children
FIS 5 January 2003 The Effect of Changes in Tax Policy on Indiana Families
FIS 4 January 2002 Ensuring the Health of Long-Term Care: Policy Options
FIS 3 January 2001 Enhancing the Educational Experience: Policy Alternatives
FIS 2 January 2000 Middle School Violence: Keeping Students Safe
FIS 1 February 1999 Healthy Environments for Young Children

Contact Information

  • Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth
  • Purdue University
  • Fowler Memorial House
  • 1200 W. State Street, Room 202
  • West Lafayette, IN 47907
  • (765) 494-6026
  • shelley@purdue.edu

Since 1976, Federal Family Impact Seminars

Building capacity for family centered policymaking. Read more...

ASPA publishes Researcher–Policymaker Partnerships book

Strategies for launching and sustaining successful collaborations. Read more...

Family-Focused Foster Care seminars conducted throughout US

With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, WI, NC, MA, VA, RI, NC, and LA held Family Impact Seminars on Family-Focused Foster Care Policy.

Policy Options to Address Youth Trauma

Massachusetts focuses FIS on Policy Options to Address Youth Trauma.  

Homelessness and Families

Utah focuses FIS on Impacts and Cost Estimates of Homelessness and Families. 

View All

Students Opportunities for
Students
Faculty Opportunities for
Faculty
Family Impact Institute, Using Research to Build Better Public Policy for Families
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