Topic: Service Design
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Learning from Young Adults to Improve Public Benefits for All
This report explores how public benefit systems can better support young adults by addressing the barriers they face in accessing and maintaining vital services like SNAP, Medicaid, and WIC.
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Designed for Filing, Not for Families: Reimagining Tax Credit Delivery
This explores how tax credit systems can be redesigned to better meet the needs of families, especially those facing systemic barriers to filing and receiving benefits.
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Canadian Service and Digital Toolkit
The Service and Digital Toolkit is a bilingual, practical resource developed by the Canadian Digital Service to help government teams design and deliver user-centered, accessible, and agile digital services aligned with federal policies and standards.
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Designing government services that work together: Five lessons from the U.K.
This blog post shares five key service design lessons from U.K. experts Lou Downe and Sarah Drummond, offering practical guidance for building more connected, user-centered government services in British Columbia.
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Maryland Digital Playbook
The playbook is a comprehensive guide developed by the Maryland Department of Information Technology to assist state agencies in creating consistent, user-centered, and accessible digital services.
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Don’t Fight Paper With Paper: How To Build a Great Digital Product With the Change in the Couch Cushions
The story of Andrew Petrisin and the FLOW system demonstrates how the U.S. DOT successfully overcame barriers in government tech by building a collaborative, user-centered logistics platform that provided value to stakeholders during the 2021 supply chain crisis.
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Findsupport.gov: Creating a guide to help people navigate issues with mental health, drugs, or alcohol
This blog discusses a resource developed by the Digital Service at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist individuals in navigating mental health, drug, or alcohol issues and connecting with appropriate support services.
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Launching and improving access to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
This blog discusses the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a nationwide initiative aimed at providing accessible, immediate support for individuals experiencing mental health crises through the easy-to-remember number 988.
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ACF-IOAS-IM-25-01 Improving Services and Outcomes for Intersex Children and Adolescents and their Families
This memo provides information to child and family service agencies on improving support for intersex children, adolescents, and their families through affirming practices, resources, and partnerships.
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Equitable Affordable Housing in the Digital Age: 8 Ingredients for Leveraging Technology for Access
This report provides guidance on building equitable and user-friendly affordable housing portals, highlighting best practices from platforms like Bloom Housing and Housing Navigator MA.
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Accessibility for Teams
A ‘quick-start’ guide for embedding accessibility and inclusive design practices into your team’s workflow.
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Looking at the TOPC Process in Long Beach
This article examines how the City of Long Beach, California, collaborated with TOPC to develop a digital tool aimed at enhancing community engagement and expanding urban tree canopy coverage.