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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
Student Reflection on Conducting Research in Schools Panel 2025
December 12, 2025
CCFP News
On November 19, the School Research Partnership at Duke in the Center for Child and Family Policy hosted its annual “Conducting Research in Schools” panel discussion.
read more about Student Reflection on Conducting Research in Schools Panel 2025Student Reflection on Samuels Talk “Evidence-Informed Public Policy”
December 9, 2025
CCFP News
The Duke Center for Child and Family Policy recently welcomed guest speaker Bryan Samuels, executive director of Chapin Hill, as part of the Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture Series.
read more about Student Reflection on Samuels Talk “Evidence-Informed Public Policy”Reducing Food Insecurity Among Children in the U.S.
November 24, 2025
EconoFact
Food assistance programs specifically earmarked toward subsidizing household food costs such as SNAP and WIC have positive effects on infant health and school achievement and reduce behavioral problems in school, promoting a range of health and educational benefits in the short- and long-term.
read more about Reducing Food Insecurity Among Children in the U.S.Helping Children Thrive Through Climate Change: Strategies for Raising Resilient Youth in a Warming World
November 19, 2025
Child & Family Blog
This article dives into how climate change affects children’s physical and psychological well-being, highlighting 3 strategies to help combat this.
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Featured Projects
Research Project
North Carolina Preschool Development Grant
Project Description CCFP researchers have partnered with colleagues at The Hunt Institute and Child Trends on multiple projects for North Carolina’s Preschool Development Grant, within the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG) is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration…
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Research Project
Advancing Equity in Adolescent Health through Evidence-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs and Services
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.
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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
Partnering for Excellence
This project is an evaluation of Benchmarks’ Partnering for Excellence (PFE), a model that seeks to improve the well-being of children and families in contact with the child welfare system and reduce the need for higher end behavioral services through a more trauma-informed community, which can result in reduces in behavioral healthcare expenditures.
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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.