
The Institute of Applied Research (IAR) is an
independent research and consulting organization with offices in St. Louis,
Missouri. Founded in 1978, the Institute has specialized in providing research
and technical assistance services to state governments and agencies and other
public service and community organizations. Areas of special expertise include
child welfare and child protection, childcare, juvenile delinquency, substance
abuse, developmental disabilities, welfare and welfare reform, poverty,
employment and training, and issues affecting women and minorities.
Recent Additions to Papers and Reports:
Ohio Alternative Response Extension, Interim Report. January 2012
Lessons from the Beginning of Differential Response. January 2012
Minnesota Permanency Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report. May 2011
Indiana Title IV-E Flexible Funding Project Extension. January 2011
Case Studies in the Use of Flexible Funding in Indiana's Child Welfare Demonstration. December 2010
Nevada Differential Response Pilot Project: Final Evaluation Report. December 2010
Presentation to the Differential Response Conference in Anaheim. November 2010
Ohio Alternative Response Evaluation, Final Report. April 2010
Recent Additions to Instruments and Methods:
DR Research Instruments: Questionnaires and Interview Schedules. January 2012
The Differential Response Logic Model and Assessment
of Model Fidelity. November 2011