Insights & Takeaways
Insights & Takeaways is Sutherland Institute’s official blog that informs the public and policymakers alike. The blog addresses important issues through the two distinct yet complementary lenses of the seasoned policy professional and the engaged citizen.
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
Takeaways: the most important things voters need to know. For civically engaged citizens.
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InsightsPolicymakers should meet families where they are
Read More: Policymakers should meet families where they arePolicy approaches should empower families to pursue their own remedies to their own problems, instead of offering solutions to some families while doing little for families for whom the solutions…
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InsightsCase shows how government interferes with religious groups’ homeless ministry
Read More: Case shows how government interferes with religious groups’ homeless ministryDepartment of Justice has sided with Micah’s Way in its suit against the city of Santa Ana, California, for trying to shut down or limit its distribution of food and…
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TakeawaysParent-Driven Education: A Visual
Read More: Parent-Driven Education: A VisualParent-driven models in education have become more popular and diverse in recent years. This chart helps parents understand their options.
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InsightsA parent’s guide: A spectrum of parent-driven education
Read More: A parent’s guide: A spectrum of parent-driven educationBroadly speaking, parent-driven schools fall into one of five categories: home schooling, home-schooling co-op, microschooling, public partnership, and hybrid schooling.
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TakeawaysChurch and family can help our youth strengthen mental health
Read More: Church and family can help our youth strengthen mental healthThere are multiple ways to strengthen the mental and emotional well-being of Utah’s families, and a broader view that includes two vital institutions of civil society – the family and…
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InsightsReligion and spirituality play helpful role in mental health
Read More: Religion and spirituality play helpful role in mental healthA rise in mental health challenges – particularly among youth – requires a significant investment in resources. Research shows religious practice is associated with increased emotional resilience.
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InsightsHow the family affects and supports youth mental health
Read More: How the family affects and supports youth mental healthResearch shows that healthy institutions – particularly the family institution – can influence and ameliorate mental health crises, especially those among our children and youth.
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Want to strengthen families? Support boys and men
Read More: Want to strengthen families? Support boys and menMen need to empower other men by breaking the stigma of mental health and providing avenues for guidance and healthy masculinity.
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If we want to strengthen families, we need to empower boys and men, not forget them
Read More: If we want to strengthen families, we need to empower boys and men, not forget themStrong families drive a strong economy and require healthy boys and men to function well. The ability of policy leaders to strengthen the family will be limited if we fail…
