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
CCFP 25th Anniversary Spotlight: Q&A with Jennifer Lansford
June 23, 2025
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 Jennifer Lansford2025 Certificate Graduate Story: Ryan Copeland
June 17, 2025
CCFP News
Ryan Copeland is a recent graduate of Duke University and the Child Policy Research certificate program.
read more about 2025 Certificate Graduate Story: Ryan CopelandCCFP Community Spotlight: Shelby Tisdale
June 11, 2025
CCFP News
Shelby Tisdale is a recent graduate of Duke University and the Child Policy Research certificate program.
read more about CCFP Community Spotlight: Shelby TisdaleA Wrong Turn for SNAP Reform
June 11, 2025
The Regulatory Review
The budget bill’s expanded SNAP work requirements ignore the reality of low-wage work, writes Anna Gassman-Pines with co-author Elizabeth Ananat in The Regulatory Review.
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Featured Projects
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.
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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 Durham Housing Authority Choice Neighborhood Grant
Project Description Durham Choice is a partnership between the Durham Housing Authority (DHA) and the City of Durham to expand affordable housing opportunities in Durham and ensure that low-income residents have the opportunity to live in high quality housing in great neighborhoods. The focus of Durham Choice is on the redevelopment of two aging public…
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Research Project
Midlife Health Inequities in the Rural South: Risk and Resilience
Project Description Midlife Health Inequities in the Rural South: Risk and Resilience (Midlife HIRS) aims to recruit residents of eastern North Carolina (NC), with particular focus on residents living in what has historically been referred to as Black Belt Counties of NC, to participate in a baseline survey and short follow-up surveys about health and…
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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.