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
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.
learn more about 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
Research Project
National Center for Research on Hispanic Families and Children
Project Description The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (Center) is a research hub to generate evidence and support programs and policy to better serve low-income Hispanic children and families. Areas of research focus include poverty reduction and economic self-sufficiency; family stability; and early care and education. A key part of the Center’s mission…
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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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Research Project
Evaluation of NC Community Schools Coalition
Project Description The North Carolina Community Schools Coalition aims to improve the academic, mental, and physical health of North Carolina students through the development of Full-Service Community Schools across the state. Full-Service Community Schools prioritize partnerships between schools and the community to promote the overall success and well-being of children and families. The community schools model…
learn more about Evaluation of NC Community Schools CoalitionFor 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.