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The Center for Child and Family Policy is working to solve problems facing children in contemporary society by bringing together scholars from many disciplines with policy makers and practitioners to improve the lives of children and families.
- The State of Things on WUNC: Joel Rosch spoke with host Frank Stasio regarding violent crime in North Carolina. Other guests: N.C. State sociologist Patricia McCall and Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Lang. June 25, 2008: Violent Crime in N.C.
- New report: Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Children in Domestic Violence Shelters: Final Report (June 2008)
- Jennifer Lansford, Lisa Berlin and Kenneth Dodge are authors of a paper that was named Outstanding Research Article of 2007 by the journal Child Maltreatment. The article, "Early physical abuse and later violent delinquency: A prospective longitudinal study," appeared August 2007 (vol. 12). The award was presented at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSCA) Colloquium, June 18-21, 2008, in Phoenix, Ariz. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize, courtesy of Sage Publications Inc.
- Communitywide effort to reduce child abuse in Durham County includes Durham Family Initiative and Healthy Families Durham. See article from May 18, 2008, edition of The Herald-Sun.
- Durham County substance abuse report produced by the Center to be template for surveys in other North Carolina communities. See article from May 2, 2008, edition of The Herald-Sun. See report: Substance Use and Abuse in Durham County.
- A study by Duke TPRC investigators Philip Cook, Jacob Vigdor and Clara Muschkin and UC Berkeley’s Robert MacCoun is referenced in the April 2008 edition of Family Circle. See article.
- New report: Evaluation of the School-wide Positive Behavioral Support
Program in Eight North Carolina Elementary Schools (April 2008)
- News release: America's Promise Alliance Selects Duke Center for Child and Family Policy to Evaluate Its $50 Million National Initiative.
- Children in Contemporary Society Certificate Program
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