Child Trends

Short description: US research institute

Child Trends

Type| Research center
Location|

* Bethesda, Maryland

Services| Research

President

| Carol Emig[1]

Revenue (2019)

| 23,000,000

Staff

| 177
Website| https://www.childtrends.org

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

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Funding
* 3 Research
* 4 Other projects
* 5 Notable staff and board
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

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

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

Child Trends studies children and teens at all stages of 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:

* Child Health[8]
* Child Poverty[9]
* Child Welfare
* Children of Immigrants
* Early Childhood Development[10]
* Education
* Foster care[11]
* Indicators of Child Well-being[12]
* Marriage & Family[13]
* Fatherhood & Parenting
* School Readiness[14]
* Teen Pregnancy
* Teen Sex
* Youth Development

## Other projects

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

* Maura Corrigan[15]
* Robert Doar
* Jennifer Manlove[1]
* Deborah Temkin[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Our Staff". Child Trends. https://www.childtrends.org/staff. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
2. ↑ Pawlowski, A. "Percentage of parents aggravated by kids nearly doubles over decade". Today. https://www.today.com/parents/percentage-parents-aggravated-kids-nearly-doubles-over-decade-2D79501122. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. ↑ Kirk, Mimi. "Where American Kids Are In Crisis". CityLab. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/02/where-american-kids-are-in-crisis/553682/. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
4. ↑ Child Trends
5. ↑ Layton, Lyndsey. "Hispanic students are making steady math progress". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/hispanic-students-are-making-steady-math-progress/2014/11/09/b786ed3e-66bc-11e4-bb14-4cfea1e742d5_story.html. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
6. ↑ "About Us" (in en-US). https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/about-us/.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Child Trends" (in en). https://fortune.com/best-small-workplaces-for-women/2019/child-trends/.
8. ↑ Zeltner, Brie. "Almost half of U.S. kids suffer traumas; exposure linked to bullying, problems in school as early as age 12". Plain Dealer. https://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/07/almost_half_of_us_kids_suffer.html. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
9. ↑ Sanchez, Claudio. "Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap". NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/07/397829916/mexican-american-toddlers-understanding-the-achievement-gap. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
10. ↑ Samuels, Christina. "Parenting Program Aimed at Latinos Helps Boost Literacy Behaviors". Education Week. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2014/06/parenting_program_aimed_at_latinos_helps_boost_literacy_behaviors.html. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
11. ↑ O'Connor, Katie (2019-07-18). "Virginia needs more information about children diverted from foster care, report says" (in en-US). https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/07/17/virginia-needs-more-information-about-children-diverted-from-foster-care-report-says/.
12. ↑ Jenkins, Nash. "1 in 14 U.S. Children Has Had a Parent in Prison, Says New Study". Time. http://time.com/4088385/child-trends-incarceration-study/. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
13. ↑ Ludden, Jennifer. "For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe". NPR. https://www.npr.org/2014/10/16/354625221/for-more-millennials-its-kids-first-marriage-maybe. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
14. ↑ Chandler, Michael Alison. "Achievement gap in D.C. starts in infancy, report shows". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/12/10/achievement-gap-in-d-c-starts-in-infancy-report-shows/. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
15. ↑ "Board of Directors". Child Trends. https://www.childtrends.org/about-us/board-of-directors. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

## External links

* Child Trends
* Child Trends DataBank

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