Celebrating 25 Years!
2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. Join us in celebrating this milestone as we host several events and activities and publish special content throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.
Recent News
Student Reflection on School Research Partnership Event 2025
May 8, 2025
CCFP News
The 2025 Duke School Research Partnership (SRP) poster presentation and dinner this April featured 27 student presenters – the highest number of student participants to date.
read more about Student Reflection on School Research Partnership Event 2025Student Reflection on Lombardi Talk “The Next Generation: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood”
May 8, 2025
CCFP News
Dr. Joan Lombardi, director of the Early Opportunities Initiative and adjunct professor and senior adviser at the Stanford University Center for Early Childhood, Graduate School of Education, spoke recently at the Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture
read more about Student Reflection on Lombardi Talk “The Next Generation: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood”A framework and policy case for black reparations to support child well-being in the USA
May 1, 2025
Nature
Commentary by Duke University professors Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and William A. Darity Jr.
read more about A framework and policy case for black reparations to support child well-being in the USA‘A Critical Inflection Point’
May 1, 2025
School Administrator Magazine
Katie Rosanbalm talked to the School Superintendents Association for this article about innovative mental health initiatives in public schools.
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Featured Projects
Research Project
Early Identification and Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Cross-Agency Processes and Outcomes
Local social service agencies and health care providers routinely make decisions regarding a child’s risk for maltreatment. Yet, providers have limited information to guide their decisions and rarely receive feedback regarding the children’s long-term outcomes.
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Research Project
Property Sales and Residential Displacement of Black and Hispanic Children in the American South: Implications for School Mobility and Educational Inequality
This project looks at the impact of rental housing sales on children’s residential mobility, school switches, and school performance.
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Research Project
How State Social Policies and Practices Impact Hispanic Low-Income Children and Youth
Project Description Safety net policies are intended to provide some level of basic income support and economic security to eligible families, in turn improving developmental outcomes and life course trajectories for children. Yet, despite high rates of poverty, Latinx families are less likely than other groups to utilize these benefits. Project Goals The team will…
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Research Project
Durham Children’s Initiative Evaluation
Project Description The Durham Children’s Initiative (DCI) (formerly East Durham Children’s Initiative) is a place-based, nonprofit organization that supports children and families from cradle to college or career. Established in 2010, DCI’s vision is that all children in Durham graduate from high school ready for college or career. To achieve this vision, DCI provides children…
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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.