25 Years of the Center for Child and Family Policy
Join us to celebrate throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.
Our Mission
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.
Recent News
2024 Color of Education Summit highlights equity, community, and civic action
October 7, 2024
EdNC
A recap and highlights from the 2024 Color of Education Summit, co-sponsored by the Center for Child and Family Policy.
read more about 2024 Color of Education Summit highlights equity, community, and civic actionCareers in Child and Family Policy: Policy + Law/Medicine/Business
October 3, 2024
CCFP News
On Friday, September 20, CCFP hosted three Duke dual-degree graduate students pursuing careers at the intersection of Policy and Law/Medicine/Business, as part its Careers in Child and Family Policy speaker series.
read more about Careers in Child and Family Policy: Policy + Law/Medicine/BusinessCCFP 25th Anniversary Spotlight: Q&A with Helen “Sunny” Ladd
October 1, 2024
CCFP News
As part of the Center for Child and Family Policy’s 25th Anniversary celebration, we honor faculty, researchers, and staff who have contributed to the Center’s work, culture, and impact.
read more about CCFP 25th Anniversary Spotlight: Q&A with Helen “Sunny” LaddCosts of college campus economic diversity to democracy? A view from an economics classroom
September 27, 2024
The Chronicle
Classrooms – I might argue, especially economics classrooms – can go a long way to interrogate normative perspectives and issues from non-normative tools in all of the
ways that a true democracy demands, writes Lisa Gentian in The Duke Chronicle.
Featured Projects
Research Project
Childhood, Adolescence, and Covid-Related Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Adjustment in Early Adulthood Across Cultures
Project Description Compared to adolescents or adults in mid-life, young adults (aged 22-26) are at higher risk of death and disease from a variety of causes, most of which are preventable, including mental health problems, substance use, sexually transmitted infections, homicides, and motor vehicle accidents. Mental health and substance use disorders alone account for approximately…
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Research Project
Net Worth Poverty and Children’s Development
This study examines how net worth poverty – or household’s whose wealth levels fall below one-quarter of the federal poverty line – is associated with children’s cognitive and behavioral development. Most children who are net worth poor are not income poor, meaning that these economically vulnerable group of children have been conventionally overlooked in conversations about poverty.
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Research Project
Reducing the Need for Out-of-home Placements: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Effects of Family Centered Treatment on Well-Being Outcomes and Public Dollar Costs
This project is a state-wide randomized controlled study of Family Centered Treatment. The project is implemented in partnership with the Family Centered Treatment Foundation (FCTF), a nonprofit organization serving over 60 sites across 10 U.S. states. FCTF provides licensing, training, and oversight of the Family Centered Treatment (FCT) model to human service organizations.
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Research Project
Durham Navigation Study
The Durham Navigation Study is a randomized control trial to evaluate the impact of Community Navigation on outcomes for young children and their families.
learn more about Durham Navigation StudyFor Students
The 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.