The authors of our recent piece on mental health and maternal mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native women recently spoke with @theimprintnews.bsky.social about the data and what it means. imprintnews.org/top-stories/...

Child Trends@childtrends.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A Child Trends review of recent CDC data found that mental health conditions are the leading underlying cause of maternal death during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people (36% of all AIAN maternal deaths). www.childtrends.org/publications...

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The updated Healthy and Ready to Learn dashboard now includes three years of data and new tools to highlight meaningful state differences. Dive into the data. www.childtrends.org/publications...

The updated Healthy and Ready to Learn dashboard now includes three years of data and new tools to highlight meaningful state differences. Dive into the data. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Healthy and Ready to Learn: National and State Data on 3-, 4-, and 5-Year-Olds | Child Trends

Read Healthy and Ready to Learn: National and State Data on 3-, 4-, and 5-Year-Olds from Child Trends.

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Activate Center’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Resource Explorer—a regularly updated collection of research-based resources for professionals who support young people—now contains almost 200 resources organized around eight topics. activatecenter.org/resource-exp...

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Resources curated for professionals who support young people experiencing the child welfare/justice systems, homelessness, & opportunity youth.

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Register for our upcoming webinar that will share findings from a three-year participatory action, mixed-methods research study to develop the Adapted Measure of Math Engagement (AM-ME). us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Schools are the bridge between research and parents: When researchers and schools work together, parents are more likely to receive information they trust and feel confident using to make decisions about their child’s education. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Child Trends@childtrends.bsky.social · 6d ago

2 in 3 parents seeking information about their child’s education reported using communications from their school, according to new Child Trends analysis of data collected through the AmeriSpeak® panel. www.childtrends.org/publications...

2 in 3 parents seeking information about their child’s education reported using communications from their school, according to new Child Trends analysis of data collected through the AmeriSpeak® panel. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Parents Trust School Communications About Education Far More Than AI, Social Media, or News | Child Trends

Recent Child Trends analysis of new national survey data points to a clear takeaway: Parents are most likely to rely on and trust information about their child’s education when it comes directly from ...

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Our new self-reflection tool, funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, is designed to help organizations document, assess, and strengthen their youth engagement efforts. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Authentic Youth Engagement in Policy Self-Reflection Tool | Child Trends

This self-reflection tool is designed to help organizations document, assess, and strengthen their youth engagement efforts. Specifically, it aims to promote thoughtful reflection on current practices...

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Our new brief presents findings from interviews with 14 states that track kinship diversion and provides recommendations for using data to learn more about the practice. www.childtrends.org/publications...

State Tracking of Kinship Diversion Can Inform the Field | Child Trends

Child Trends interviewed 14 states to learn how they collect data on and track the practice of kinship diversion in their child welfare systems. Several states track kinship diversion, but vary in wha...

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A Breakthrough Accelerator coach shares why Demo Day was a powerful reminder of the importance of supporting early-stage innovators.  breakthrough.fund/a-breakthrou...

A Breakthrough Coach’s Unique Perspective on Demo Day - Breakthrough Accelerator

By the time Demo Day arrived for Breakthrough Accelerator’s second cohort, I had already spent months getting to know the teams through workshops and coaching conversations. As a coach, I had a front-...

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Our resource highlights three opportunities and research-informed recommendations for researchers and education agency staff to better share education research and data to support parents’ involvement in their child’s education. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Clear, Accessible Education Research Can Help Parents Make Informed Decisions | Child Trends

Parents work hard to make informed decisions about their children’s education. Whether evaluating school options, interpreting a test score, or monitoring…

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Learn what workforce organizations around the country discovered when trying some approaches, like focus groups, advisory boards, interviews, and surveys. Our brief for the @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social's Generation Work initiative provides lots of valuable ideas. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Lessons From Generation Work on Centering Young Adult Worker Voice in Employer Engagement | Child Trends

Increasingly, workforce development practitioners seek to elevate the voices of young adult workers as a means to partner with employers on improving workplace…

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Only 13 states and Washington, DC have mandatory paid family and medical leave (PFML) policies, and more than half of states have no PFML policies. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Register for our upcoming webinar that will share findings from a three-year participatory action, mixed-methods research study to develop the Adapted Measure of Math Engagement. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Child Trends@childtrends.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our new brief presents a summary of the methods used to validate the Adapted Measure of Math Engagement—a set of survey questions administrators, researchers, and teachers can use to determine students’ level of engagement—and shares scale development results. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Our new brief presents a summary of the methods used to validate the Adapted Measure of Math Engagement—a set of survey questions administrators, researchers, and teachers can use to determine students’ level of engagement—and shares scale development results. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Quantitative Methods Used to Develop and Validate the Adapted Measure of Math Engagement (AM-ME) | Child Trends

The Adapted Measure of Math Engagement (AM-ME) uses a scale to measure student engagement in math. This scale was developed as part of a multi-year community participatory action research project. Mor...

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Our recent blog highlights three policies and practices—automatic enrollment, program re-entry after exit before age 21, and robust supportive housing services—that some states have implemented to boost participation in extended foster care programs. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Extended Foster Care Policies and Practices That Boost Young Adults’ Participation | Child Trends

Extended foster care programs are most beneficial when their implementation fosters the development of young adults with foster care experience and meets them…

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Written by young people with lived experience in foster care, this brief describes the systemic challenges foster youth face when pursuing careers and shares recommendations for strengthening career services and expanding opportunities. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Roadmap to Career Services That Meet Foster Youth Where They Are: One Size Doesn't Fit All | Child Trends

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Foster Youth Initiative (the Initiative) aims to promote the well-being and future success of young people who have…

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Register for the 2026 Syphilis Solutions Summit! Focused on expanding screening and treatment across the pregnancy-to-neonatal care continuum, this free webinar will be hosted by one of our project teams, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

World Youth Skills Day, which takes place annually on July 15, highlights the importance of equipping young people with the skills they need for employment and entrepreneurship. Explore our resources to support young people in the workplace. www.childtrends.org/research-top...

Youth & Young Adult Employment | Child Trends

Many youth and young adults in the United States have difficulty finding pathways to stable employment and economic security in adulthood. Gaining work…

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Child Trends@childtrends.bsky.social · 3w ago

We've expanded the Healthy and Ready to Learn dashboard dataset to include data for 4- and 5-year-olds across three years (2022-24), offering a clearer, more reliable picture of how children are doing across states. www.childtrends.org/publications...

We've expanded the Healthy and Ready to Learn dashboard dataset to include data for 4- and 5-year-olds across three years (2022-24), offering a clearer, more reliable picture of how children are doing across states. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Healthy and Ready to Learn: National and State Data on 3-, 4-, and 5-Year-Olds | Child Trends

Read Healthy and Ready to Learn: National and State Data on 3-, 4-, and 5-Year-Olds from Child Trends.

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Participation in extended foster care allows a young person to stay in their current placement or move to a less restrictive setting. Our blog looks at placement types among youth in extended foster care and the supports they may (or may not) receive. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Most Youth in Extended Foster Care Live in Supervised Independent Living Placements | Child Trends

As of 2023, most of the youth (54%) in extended foster care were in a supervised independent living placement (SILP), like an apartment or dorm. While SILPs…

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Hear about the initial findings directly from the lead researchers in our full video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Fb...

Colorado Universal Preschool Program Process Evaluation Findings: SFY25 Report

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Child Trends@childtrends.bsky.social · 4w ago

Child Trends is conducting the first independent, multi-year evaluation of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program. Visit our website and watch our videos to learn more about our process evaluation and initial findings. www.childtrends.org/project/colo...

Child Trends is conducting the first independent, multi-year evaluation of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program. Visit our website and watch our videos to learn more about our process evaluation and initial findings. www.childtrends.org/project/colo...

Our experts have provided frontline facilitators and other youth-supporting professionals with a practical framework for understanding youth engagement, along with several case studies. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Case Studies to Build Facilitators’ Youth Engagement Skills | Child Trends

Introduction Youth engagement is the cornerstone of developing effective programming for adolescents, yet many youth-serving professionals struggle to move…

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Experts at Child Trends have a long track record of research, framework development, and other work that improves capacity for home visiting efforts. Explore our products on home visiting. www.childtrends.org/search?s=hom...

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Child Trends is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to improving the lives and prospects of children, youth, and their families.

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Extended foster care provides ongoing services and supports to youth ages 18 to 21 to ease their transition to adulthood and increase positive outcomes. We've highlighted the multiple benefits of extended foster care. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Increased Use of Extended Foster Care Allows More Young People to Benefit | Child Trends

The transition to adulthood is a critical developmental milestone for all young adults, marked by identity exploration, increased autonomy, and growth and…

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Nearly 10% of all infants were admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in 2023. A Colorado law that took effect this year that provides up to 12 weeks of additional paid leave for parents with an infant in the NICU. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Colorado’s New Paid Leave Initiative Aims to Support Parents of Newborns in Intensive Care | Child Trends

A new 2026 Colorado law guarantees 12 weeks of paid leave for parents with an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). NICUs provide specialized…

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Mothers saw increased employment after one year in Virginia's Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP), according to a new Child Trends study. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Women in Virginia’s Comprehensive Health Investment Project Saw Increased Employment After One Year | Child Trends

Families with low incomes often need support to attain economic security. However, ensuring economic security for families requires programs and policymakers to address both immediate challenges (e.g....

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Hear about the initial findings directly from the lead researchers in our full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Fb...

Colorado Universal Preschool Program Process Evaluation Findings: SFY25 Report

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Child Trends@childtrends.bsky.social · last mo.

We are conducting the first independent, multi-year evaluation of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program. Watch our video that describes our process evaluation and summarizes our initial findings of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program. www.childtrends.org/project/colo...