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CCFP’s Drew Rothenberg wrote a commentary about the direction of parenting interventions and their impact on mental health, drawing from the research study “Implementation and Impact: Integrating a Parenting Intervention into Routine Care for Children with Early Neurological Conditions.”

Article references Jennifer Lansford’s research on parental conflict and how it impacts child outcomes.

CCFP Director Jennifer Lansford was selected by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) as a recipient of the 2027 James McKeen Cattell Fellow award, which recognizes APS members for a lifetime of significant intellectual achievements in the area of applied psychological research.

Young adults are more likely to believe that the world is good, safe, and enticing if they experienced parental warmth in childhood and adolescence.

EducationNC spotlights Jennifer Mann’s commentary about the impact of teacher preparation on the reading outcomes of multilingual learners in North Carolina.

Q&A with Jennifer Mann, Ph.D., about the CIDR research project and the potential of critical literacy to create more equitable educational experiences for immigrant and refugee students.

Two newly released policy briefs, Expanding Child Care Options in North Carolina, describe the value of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care providers to working parents in North Carolina and policy considerations for expanding child care options statewide.

In February 2026, the Center for Child and Family Policy received a transformative gift of $10.5 million from Bukhman Philanthropies to support five new research projects on some of the most pressing issues facing children and families today. The following is the first of a five-part blog series to introduce and share more about each…

A bipartisan report released today on the challenges and opportunities facing children in America stresses the need to rebalance national investments toward children.

Harsher immigration law enforcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leads to decreased use of prenatal care for immigrant mothers and declines in birth weight, according to new Duke University research.

DURHAM, N.C. – Before the pandemic, one-third of U.S. households with children were already “net worth poor,” lacking enough financial resources to sustain their families for three months at a poverty level, finds new research from Duke University. In 2019, 57 percent of Black families and 50 percent of Latino families with children were poor…

Duke study shows automatic enrollment, paired with option to opt-out, is highly effective at boosting parents’ participation.