Our Mission

• Conduct rigorous scientific inquiry into the causes and consequences of child neglect
• Develop, implement, and evaluate effective prevention and intervention programs
• Disseminate critically needed scientifically based information about positive parenting practices and the prevention of child neglect to families, professionals, and policy matters

Funding

Support of the research mission of the Centers has been provided by The National Institutes of Child Health and Development as well as the following agencies, foundations and corporations: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The National Center for Injury Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children and Youth, Centennial Wireless, Cingular Corporation.

Research Sites

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Center for Children and Families

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Civitan International Research Center

University of Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Juniper Gardens Children's Project

University of Georgetown
Washington, D.C.
School of Nursing and Health Studies

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education

Grant Numbers

My Baby and Me: 0R01-HD44868-03

Parenting for the First Time: R01 HD-39456-05

Adolescent Parenting Project: R01 HD-26456-13