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Learn More and Register about Triangle Economics of Education Workshop Jobs & Internships We are Hiring! Visit our Employment page to view open positions and apply. New Research Beyond Parental Wealth: Grandparental Wealth and the Transition to Adulthood New research provides evidence that both parental and grandparental wealth are associated with improved outcomes for young adults. Read More about Research Brief: Grandparental Wealth and the Transition to Adulthood In the Media Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere Katie Rosanbalm offers commentary in The New York Times . Read the article about Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere NEW RESEARCH The Impact of Monthly Unconditional Cash on Food Security, Spending and Consumption New research brief summarizes three-year findings from the Baby’s First Years Study. READ MORE about Research Brief: The Impact of Monthly Unconditional Cash on Food Security, Spending and Consumption Upcoming Event Triangle Economics of Education Workshop Jobs & Internships We are Hiring New Research Research Brief: Grandparental Wealth and the Transition to Adulthood In the Media Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere NEW RESEARCH Research Brief: The Impact of Monthly Unconditional Cash on Food Security, Spending and Consumption 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. learn more annual report Recent News View all news California Map Reveals Areas With Most High School Dropouts April 25, 2024 Newsweek A map shows which counties in California have the highest percentage of high school dropouts. To determine which counties had the highest percentage of dropouts, Newsweek analyzed the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which tracked the number of residents 25 and over with at least a high school diploma. read more about California Map Reveals Areas With Most High School Dropouts Childcare crisis impacting even more parents across the country April 23, 2024 KATV America’s childcare crisis is taking another turn for the worse, now impacting a new group of parents. The employment gap between those who have a four-year college degree and those who don’t is growing, impacting how parents seek childcare. read more about Childcare crisis impacting even more parents across the country Student Reflection on Benforado Talk How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All” April 12, 2024 CCFP News [Benforado] inspired me to continue advocating for the cause of putting children first. Minjee Kim PPS ’25 Dr. Adam Benforado, professor of law at Drexel University, discussed the importance of prioritizing child wellbeing in public policy as part of the Robert R. Wilson Distinguished Lecture series on March 7, 2024. Benforado was welcomed by the… read more about Student Reflection on Benforado Talk How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All” PODCAST: How two years of COVID disruptions in schools touched off a national student absenteeism crisis April 8, 2024 KNX News That is a huge surge in student absenteeism from before the COVID pandemic disruptions to schooling. We talked with Dr. Katie Rosanbalm at Duke University’s Center for Child and Family Policy and asked her about why the root of the student absenteeism problem traces back to COVID. read more about PODCAST: How two years of COVID disruptions in schools touched off a national student absenteeism crisis Areas of Research Adolescence to Adulthood Child Welfare COVID - 19 Early Care and Education Families and Parenting K-12 Education Poverty and Inequality Race Equity Social Emotional Health and Well-Being Featured Projects view more Research Project Early Care and EducationNorth Carolina Preschool Development Grant Project Description CCFP researchers have partnered with colleagues at The Hunt Institute and Child Trends on multiple projects for North Carolina’s Preschool Development Grant, within the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education. The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG) is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration… learn more about North Carolina Preschool Development Grant Research Project Adolescence to Adulthood Families and ParentingChild and Adolescent Predictors of Young Adults’ and Their Parents’ Primals in Nine Countries This study provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand whether and how primals in early adulthood are predicted by childhood and adolescent experiences and how parents’ primals are related to their young adult children’s primals in the most diverse long-term longitudinal study ever conducted. learn more about Child and Adolescent Predictors of Young Adults’ and Their Parents’ Primals in Nine Countries Research Project Child Welfare Social Emotional Health and Well-BeingPartnering 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. learn more about Partnering for Excellence Research Project Adolescence to Adulthood COVID-19 Families and ParentingChildhood, Adolescence, and Covid-Related Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Adjustment in Early Adulthood Across Cultures Building on the ongoing Parenting Across Cultures longitudinal study that began in 2008, this project will continue to follow participants in their early to mid-twenties. learn more about Childhood, Adolescence, and Covid-Related Risk and Protective Factors in the Development of Adjustment in Early Adulthood Across Cultures 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. learn more 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.. learn moreNavigate to Home Contact Rubenstein Hall 302 Towerview Road Durham, N.C....