# Child Trends
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{{Short description|US research institute}}
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'''Child Trends''' is a [nonprofit](/source/nonprofit_organization), [nonpartisan](/source/nonpartisanism), [research center](/source/research_center) based in [Bethesda, Maryland](/source/Bethesda%2C_Maryland), which conducts research on children, children's families, child well-being,[{{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}}] and factors affecting children's lives.[{{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}}]
==History==
Child Trends was founded in 1979 and in 2014 added the Child Trends Hispanic Institute,[[http://www.childtrends.org Child Trends]][{{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}}] now the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, with partnership from [Duke University](/source/Duke_University), [University of North Carolina](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Greensboro), and [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland%2C_College_Park).[{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/about-us/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Hispanic Research Center|language=en-US}}] The organization developed a tool for estimating agencies' [kinship diversion](/source/Kinship_care) practices.
In 2019, [''Fortune''](/source/Fortune_(magazine)) named the organization as #5 on its list of 25 Best Small and Medium Workplaces for Women.[{{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}}]
==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.[{{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}}]
*[Child poverty](/source/Child_poverty)[{{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}}]
*[Child welfare](/source/Child_welfare)
*[Children of immigrants](/source/Children_of_immigrants)
*[Early Childhood Development](/source/Early_Childhood_Development)[{{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}}]
*[Education](/source/Education)
*[Foster care](/source/Foster_care_in_the_United_States)[{{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}}]
*[Child well-being](/source/Child_well-being)[{{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}}]
*[Marriage & Family](/source/Marriage)[{{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}}]
*[Fatherhood and parenting](/source/Parenting)
*[Early childhood education](/source/Early_childhood_education)[{{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}}]
*[Teenage pregnancy](/source/Teenage_pregnancy)
*[Teen sex](/source/Teen_sex)
*[Youth development](/source/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](/source/Maura_Corrigan)[{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.childtrends.org/about-us/board-of-directors |publisher=Child Trends |accessdate=31 December 2018}}]
*[Robert Doar](/source/Robert_Doar)
*[Jennifer Manlove](/source/Jennifer_Manlove)