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📈 Economy

Sep 30, 2026

Evaluation of U.S. Policies to Increase Domestic Access to Critical Minerals

The United States has launched a wide-ranging industrial policy effort to secure the domestic supply of critical minerals. In this report, the authors describe the relative strengths and weaknesses of several of the policy tools used in that effort

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Sep 29, 2026

How can we use public health strategies to better protect children from violence in our community?

This brief explores Sweden’s experience of implementing a public health approach to violence against children, including the core elements as well as factors that are perceived to help and hinder implementation

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Sep 29, 2026

Implementing A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence Against Children

This brief explores Sweden’s experience of implementing a public health approach to violence against children, including the core elements as well as factors that are perceived to help and hinder implementation

Sweden

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🌍 Geopolitics

Sep 29, 2026

Bringing Directed Energy Weapons Into Focus

This article examines the potential contribution of Directed Energy Weapons to NATO air defence

Global

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🏥 Healthcare

Sep 29, 2026

Evaluating the UK Government’s 10-year drug strategy

Dame Carol Black, Lucy Strang, and Jennifer Newbould discuss RAND Europe’s evaluation of the first three years of implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio as part of the UK government’s 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope

United Kingdom

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📈 Economy

Sep 26, 2026

Veterans’ Earnings in the Civilian Labor Market

RAND researchers and panelists discuss findings from the study Examining the Evolution of Veteran Labor Market Outcomes and examine the earnings trajectories of veterans and nonveterans over an eight-year period

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Sep 26, 2026

Long-Term Growth in Child Mental Health Expenditures, 2004-2023

This paper estimates trends in mental health expenditures, probability of use and expenditures per user for US children aged 2-17 from 2004 to 2023

United States

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👥 Society

Sep 25, 2026

Disconnection Among American Youth

Periods of disconnection (not engaged in education, training, or work) are costly for young people and for society. This paper presents findings from a survey of 349 young adults aged 18 to 22 to inform programs designed for this at-risk population

United States

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📚 Education

Sep 25, 2026

Estimating the Cost of Early Colleges

In this paper, we assess the costs of the early college model in North Carolina relative to costs for typical high school education

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Sep 25, 2026

Risk Factors Measured Around Age 60 as Predictors of Dementia Around Age 80 in the U.S.

We estimated the probability of dementia at age 80 as a function of risk factors measured at age 60, using a recently developed and validated probabilistic dementia measure and longitudinal regression models

United States

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💻 Technology

Sep 20, 2026

How can communities best decide where to place data centers to benefit everyone?

This document offers an overview and technical documentation for the Data Center Siting Model and Suitability Mapper for Community Planners, a tool to support state and local decisionmakers considering the benefits and costs of siting a data center

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Sep 19, 2026

A Design Lab Pilot to Inform Strategies for Expanding Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Mental Health Centers

A pilot Design Lab identified barriers and strategies to improving access to medications for opioid use disorder in community mental health settings. Expanding insurer reimbursement via a learning exchange was seen as most impactful and feasible

United States

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