Child Trends

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'''Child Trends''' is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, research center based in Bethesda, Maryland, which conducts research on children, children's families, child well-being,<ref name="pawloskiTODAY14oct2016">{{cite web |last1=Pawlowski |first1=A |title=Percentage of parents aggravated by kids nearly doubles over decade |url=https://www.today.com/parents/percentage-parents-aggravated-kids-nearly-doubles-over-decade-2D79501122 |publisher=Today |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> and factors affecting children's lives.<ref name="kirkCL21feb2018">{{cite news |last1=Kirk |first1=Mimi |title=Where American Kids Are In Crisis |newspaper=Bloomberg |date=21 February 2018 |url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/02/where-american-kids-are-in-crisis/553682/ |publisher=CityLab |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>

==History==

Child Trends was founded in 1979 and in 2014 added the Child Trends Hispanic Institute,<ref>[http://www.childtrends.org Child Trends]</ref><ref name="laytonWAPO10nov2014">{{cite news |last1=Layton |first1=Lyndsey |title=Hispanic students are making steady math progress |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/hispanic-students-are-making-steady-math-progress/2014/11/09/b786ed3e-66bc-11e4-bb14-4cfea1e742d5_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> now the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, with partnership from Duke University, University of North Carolina, and University of Maryland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/about-us/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Hispanic Research Center|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Child Trends|url=https://fortune.com/best-small-workplaces-for-women/2019/child-trends/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Fortune|language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=":0" />

==Research== 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:

*Child health<ref name="zeltnerPD30july2014">{{cite web |last1=Zeltner |first1=Brie |title=Almost half of U.S. kids suffer traumas; exposure linked to bullying, problems in school as early as age 12 |date=30 July 2014 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/07/almost_half_of_us_kids_suffer.html |publisher=Plain Dealer |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Child poverty<ref name="sanchezNPR7april2015">{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Claudio |title=Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/07/397829916/mexican-american-toddlers-understanding-the-achievement-gap |publisher=NPR |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Child welfare *Children of immigrants *Early Childhood Development<ref name="samuelsEDWEEK11june2014">{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Christina |title=Parenting Program Aimed at Latinos Helps Boost Literacy Behaviors |url=http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2014/06/parenting_program_aimed_at_latinos_helps_boost_literacy_behaviors.html |newspaper=Education Week |date=11 June 2014 |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Education *Foster care<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Katie|date=2019-07-18|title=Virginia needs more information about children diverted from foster care, report says|url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/07/17/virginia-needs-more-information-about-children-diverted-from-foster-care-report-says/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Virginia Mercury|language=en-US}}</ref> *Child well-being<ref name="jenkinsTIME27oct2015">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Nash |title=1 in 14 U.S. Children Has Had a Parent in Prison, Says New Study |date=27 October 2015 |url=https://time.com/4088385/child-trends-incarceration-study/ |publisher=Time |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Marriage & Family<ref name="luddenNPR16oct2014">{{cite web |last1=Ludden |first1=Jennifer |title=For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/10/16/354625221/for-more-millennials-its-kids-first-marriage-maybe |publisher=NPR |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Fatherhood and parenting *Early childhood education<ref name="chandlerWAPO10dec2015">{{cite news |last1=Chandler |first1=Michael Alison |title=Achievement gap in D.C. starts in infancy, report shows |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/12/10/achievement-gap-in-d-c-starts-in-infancy-report-shows/ |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Teenage 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<ref name="CT BoD">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.childtrends.org/about-us/board-of-directors |publisher=Child Trends |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> *Robert Doar *Jennifer Manlove<ref name="CT staff" /> *Mavis Sanders<ref name="CT staff" /> *Deborah Temkin<ref name="CT staff" />

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==External links== *[http://www.childtrends.org Child Trends] *[http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org Child Trends DataBank]

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