The Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

New brief by Austin McNeill Brown & Shannon Monnat describes how privatization of public goods undermines public health, damages public trust, and erodes democracy and provides suggestions for how we can rethink policies to value people over profits instead of valuing profits over people. Syracuse University Lerner Center || Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs || Syracuse University

Work, family, and community are the three arenas where we derive meaning and purpose from our lives. If we don’t have those connections, we might seek it out elsewhere, for example with drugs," says Shannon Monnat. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs || Syracuse University Lerner Center

Doug Wolf, Shannon Monnat, & Jennifer Karas Montez's study on the impact of lower minimum wage on the health of infants was cited in the Fatherly article "Map of Minimum Wages By State Shows How Badly We Need $15/Hour." Ready the study: http://bit.ly/3up9YhE Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs || Syracuse University

The gender gap in the prevalence of ADHD among adults decreased by 31.1% from 2007 to 2012 due to increased prevalence among adult women of all ages. We discuss these results in relation to diagnostic practice, adult health and well-being, data limitations and needs, and directions for future research. Andrew London’s co-authored article, Cohort Change in the Prevalence of ADHD among U.S. Adults: Evidence of a Gender-Specific Historical Period Effect, was featured in the Current Perspectives section of the Journal of Attention Disorders. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs || Syracuse University

Colleen Heflin's new co-authored brief examines how different types of material hardship (difficulty paying for food, bills, and health care) are associated with self-rated health, depression, sleep problems, and suicidal thoughts among U.S. young adults (ages 24-32). Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs || Syracuse University Lerner Center

Congratulations to Yingyi Ma for receiving Higher Education SIG’s 2021 Best Book Award for "Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese Undergraduates Success and Struggle in American Higher Education." (https://www.higheredsig.org/) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs || Syracuse University