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Child Trends
TypeResearch center
LocationBethesda, Maryland
ServicesResearch
PresidentCarol Emig[1]
Revenue23,000,000 (2019)
Staff177
Websitehttps://www.childtrends.org

Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, research center based in Bethesda, Maryland, which conducts research on children, children's families, child well-being,[2] and factors affecting children's lives.[3]

History#edit

Child Trends was founded in 1979 and in 2014 added the Child Trends Hispanic Institute,[4][5] now the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, with partnership from Duke University, University of North Carolina, and University of Maryland.[6] The organization developed a tool for estimating agencies' kinship diversion practices.

In 2019, Fortune named the organization as #5 on its list of 25 Best Small and Medium Workplaces for Women.[7]

Funding#edit

The organization is funded through grants and contracts from foundations, federal and state agencies, and other organizations. In 2019, they had revenues of $23 million.[7]

Research#edit

Child Trends studies children and teens at all stages of sexual development and provides research, data, and analysis to advocacy groups, government agencies, and other institutions including program providers, the policy community, researchers and educators, and the media. Research focus includes:

Other projects#edit

Child Trends designs and conducts evaluations of child development and well-being. The Child Trends DataBank is an online resource for national trends and research on key indicators of child and youth well-being. Child Trends' What Works is a collection of experimental evaluations of social interventions that assess child outcomes.

Notable staff and board#edit

References#edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Staff". Child Trends. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ^ Pawlowski, A. "Percentage of parents aggravated by kids nearly doubles over decade". Today. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ Kirk, Mimi (21 February 2018). "Where American Kids Are In Crisis". Bloomberg. CityLab. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ Child Trends
  5. ^ Layton, Lyndsey. "Hispanic students are making steady math progress". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "About Us". Hispanic Research Center. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  7. ^ a b "Child Trends". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  8. ^ Zeltner, Brie (30 July 2014). "Almost half of U.S. kids suffer traumas; exposure linked to bullying, problems in school as early as age 12". Plain Dealer. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ^ Sanchez, Claudio. "Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap". NPR. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. ^ Samuels, Christina (11 June 2014). "Parenting Program Aimed at Latinos Helps Boost Literacy Behaviors". Education Week. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  11. ^ O'Connor, Katie (2019-07-18). "Virginia needs more information about children diverted from foster care, report says". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  12. ^ Jenkins, Nash (27 October 2015). "1 in 14 U.S. Children Has Had a Parent in Prison, Says New Study". Time. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  13. ^ Ludden, Jennifer. "For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe". NPR. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  14. ^ Chandler, Michael Alison. "Achievement gap in D.C. starts in infancy, report shows". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Board of Directors". Child Trends. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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