The Center for Child and Family Policy is dedicated to improving the well-being of children and families through research, education, and engagement. We study factors that influence child outcomes, develop and test promising interventions, and advance evidence-based practices and policies that can inform change and unlock opportunities for all children and their families.
March 15, 2024
As researchers involved in a randomized evaluation of an unconditional cash transfer to mothers and families residing in or near poverty with young children in the United States, we are paying particular attention to how leading theories help and hinder us from fully assessing the impact of cash transfers to families.
read more about Centering parents and parenting in randomized evaluations of cash transfers to familiesMarch 1, 2024
Dr. Drew Rothenberg joined AJP Audio to discuss the long term, intergenerational impacts of the Fast Track program, and whether the mental health intervention lead to lasting improvements in mental health, including in the participants own children.
read more about Intergenerational Effects of the Fast Track Intervention on Next-Generation Child OutcomesMarch 1, 2024
By Minjee Kim, PPS ’25 On February 16, 2024, the Center for Child and Family Policy welcomed two panelists, Libby Doyle, current Duke MPP student and former researcher analyst with the Urban Institute, and Emilia Sotolongo, senior technical assistance analyst at Child Trends. They sat down with a group of undergraduate and graduate students and…
read more about Careers in Child and Family Policy: Think TanksFebruary 21, 2024
Among the four largest ethnic and racial groups in the United States, Hispanics had the highest rate of child poverty at 19.5% in 2022, as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure. And, Hispanic children are projected to make up an increasingly larger share of the country’s under 18 population — almost a third of U.S. children by 2050.
read more about Poverty Among Hispanic Children in the U.S.This project expands reach, builds capacity, and scales up evidence-based programs offering positive youth development and sexuality education to address health disparities in the most vulnerable areas across rural Eastern North Carolina.
learn more about Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health through Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs and ServicesProject Description This study of the postive parenting app tests the feasibility and effectiveness of a mobile-based app intervention designed to enhance home visiting by providing in-the-moment parenting tips with the goal of increasing healthy parent-child interactions leading to resiliency in high-risk children. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) profoundly influence brain and behavioral development and long-term…
learn more about Positive Parenting App StudyBaby’s First Years is a pathbreaking study of the causal impact of monthly, unconditional cash gifts to low-income mothers and their children in the first three years of the child’s life. The cash gifts are funded through charitable foundations. The study will identify whether reducing poverty can affect early childhood development and the family processes that support children’s development.
learn more about Baby’s First Years StudyThis study is evaluating a local program in Durham, NC, that waives the fees of those who have a suspended license due to failure to pay, in order to discover how reinstating drivers’ licenses can reduce barriers to employment and self-sufficiency.
learn more about Local Criminal Justice Reform Efforts: Effects on Employment, Self-Sufficiency, and Family Well-BeingThe Center offers a variety of ways for Duke students at every level to learn about child and family policy and become involved in original research.