Child Trends

Last month, Chrishana Lloyd delivered a compelling presentation at the Institute for Women's Policy Research's Power+ Summit 2024. "Undervaluing Care: Racism, Sexism, and US History" explores how our past impacts our present and how policy solutions can build a better future for the caregivers in our communities. https://lnkd.in/ek9r6u5b

Curious about what Breakthrough Accelerator and its first cohort are up to as they test, refine, and scale youth-centered innovations that promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health? Subscribe to the new Breakthrough Accelerator newsletter--your go-to source for application updates, special announcements, new resources, and the latest program news. https://lnkd.in/eidatdNw

In a new OPRE report, Child Trends researchers Christina Padilla and Ying-Chun Lin explore variations in child care and employment disruptions among households with children under age 5 during the COVID-19 pandemic by race/ethnicity, household income, number of adults in the household, employment status, and telework status. These findings add to the field’s understanding of how certain populations are disproportionately impacted by child care and employment disruptions. https://lnkd.in/er4RSe84

Child Trends, the Morehouse School of Medicine, Tressa Tucker & Associates, and Good Deeds Ministry have teamed up to evaluate Parent Toolkit 2.0, a family health toolkit designed to help parents and caregivers improve their knowledge and communication about adolescent health. The 5-year $5 million grant from the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) will allow the project team to measure the impact of parent-teen communication on teen's sexual health intentions and behaviors in rural Georgia. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/eUJxmezY  

Learn about partnering with youth in research on October 26 at 9:15 a.m. PT from Samantha Holquist and Alyssa Scott, MPP, MPH, who will share their approach for helping youth meaningfully engage in qualitative data analysis at #EVAL24! https://lnkd.in/eTGtrrw

The Adapted Measure of Math Engagement Research Group found that Black and Latino students tend to be more engaged in math when they apply critical thinking skills, persevere through challenges, and respond positively to their teachers' high expectations. Learn more and explore students' real-life experiences in Child Trends' new blog. https://lnkd.in/gzmWnqKj  

Samantha Holquist and Ben Cronkright's efforts to expand Child Trends’ education research portfolio have paid off! Child Trends is part of the winning teams for four Comprehensive Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Comprehensive Centers aim to boost schools’ and education agencies’ ability to create better learning experiences and outcomes for every student. https://lnkd.in/gs9grqjq  

The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families has released a new brief summarizing key lessons from a first of its kind study of how child care subsidy programs are implemented across four states with large populations of Hispanic children with families with low income. The brief focuses on staff practices and perspectives related to three aspects of CCDF implementation: documentation collected from subsidy applicants to establish program eligibility; language accessibility; and outreach to potentially eligible Latino families. https://lnkd.in/gnpXz5d8

Attending The Council for Professional Recognition's 2024 Early Educators Leadership Conference? Be sure to attend Child Trends' Chrishana Lloyd's session on October 17 at 1:00 p.m. ET! Dr. Lloyd will discuss the systemic challenges that have prevented access to leadership, economic growth, and mobility for segments of the ECE workforce, as well as the ways in which action has been taken to directly and indirectly challenge these realities. 

There are over 19 million Latino children living in the United States—many of whom live in Southwestern states and Puerto Rico. Learn more in the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families’ new issue of Hispanic Child and Family Facts. https://lnkd.in/ea4hiZeD