SSA and Mathematica Researchers Guest Edit Latest Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Paul S. Davies and Kalman Rupp, researchers in the Social Security Administration's Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, together with David Wittenburg of Mathematica Policy Research, guest edited the latest issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (volume 30, number 3, 2009). SSA researchers contributed to four of the articles in the issue, using data from the National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), an SSA-initiated survey of SSI children and young adults. Links to the articles follow:

• A Life-Cycle Perspective on the Transition to Adulthood among Children Receiving Supplemental Security Income Payments
  Paul S. Davies, Kalman Rupp, and David Wittenburg
• Family Caregiving and Employment among Parents of Children with Disabilities on SSI
  Kalman Rupp and Steve Ressler
• Unmet Health Care Needs and Medical Out-of-Pocket Expenses of SSI Children
  Anne DeCesaro and Jeffrey Hemmeter
• Changing Circumstances: Experiences of Child SSI Recipients Before and After Their Age-18 Redetermination for Adult Benefits
  Jeffrey Hemmeter, Jacqueline Kauff, and David Wittenburg
• The Social Security Administration's Youth Transition Demonstration Projects
  Thomas Fraker and Anu Rangarajan
• Providing Supports to Youth with Disabilities Transitioning to Adulthood: Case Descriptions from the Youth Transition Demonstration
  Richard G. Luecking and David Wittenburg