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Upcoming Event

Accessing NC Public School Data for Innovative Research

Join us on May 5 to learn about opportunities to access data from the N.C. Education Research Data Center.

Upcoming Event

Triangle Economics of Education Workshop

Join us on May 17 for our annual workshop that brings together scholars to present and discuss empirical research on the economics of education.

Faculty News

Sarah Komisarow Receives Best Paper Award by AEFP

Komisarow’s paper evaluates the impact of a nonprofit on educational outcomes among disadvantaged students.

New Research

Children Evaluated for Maltreatment are More Likely to Return to ED and Receive Inpatient Care

Yeurong Liu, Kelly Evans, Beth Gifford and co-authors summarize findings from newly published research Child Abuse and Neglect.

Multimedia

Co-regulation: What It Is and Why it Matters

In this explainer video from the Administration for Children and Families, learn why co-regulation skills are important for adults working with or caring for adolescents. Content of the video builds on the OPRE’s Self-Regulation and Toxic Stress Series led by Katie Rosanbalm.

 

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.

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Recent News

Here Comes the … Baby Bump

March 27, 2023

The New York Times

More couples are proudly announcing on their wedding day that they are expecting.

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Careers in Child and Family Policy: Finding Your Purpose with Derek Rhodes

March 22, 2023

CCFP News

Founder and executive director of Durham Success Summit, Derek Rhodes, PPS ’15, joined the Center on March 3 to talk about his professional journey and why he quit the corporate world to start his own non-profit.

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Careers in Child and Family Policy: Advocacy

March 7, 2023

CCFP News

The Center recently hosted child advocacy professionals, Morgan Forrester Ray, director of the EarlyWell Initiative at NC Child, and Morgan Wittman Gramann, executive director at North Carolina Alliance for Health, as guest speakers for its careers series.

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Featured Projects

Research Project

Poverty and Economic Self Sufficiency Among Hispanic Families with Children

The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is a collaboration between Child Trends and three university based research partners and serves as a hub of research-based information on low-income Hispanic children and families.

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Research Project

BELLA Program: ESL and Classroom Teachers Working Together with Students and Families

This study tests a new teacher professional development program, Developing Consultation and Collaboration Skills (DCCS), for increasing the language and literacy skills of young Latino English learners. The DCCS model has three key components that coaches work with classroom and English as a Second Lanuage (ESL) teachers.

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Research Project

Local Criminal Justice Reform Efforts: Effects on Employment, Self-Sufficiency, and Family Well-Being

This 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.

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Research Project

Evaluation of the Responsive Early Access for Durham’s Young Children (READY)

Evaluation of a unified strategy to early childhood development called Responsive Early Access for Durham’s Young Children (READY). READY was created by a Durham-based nonprofit in partnership with early care and education, pediatrics, family support, mental health, and homeless services organizations and professionals.

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For 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.

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