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Key Research

Economic and Concrete Supports are Key Ingredients in Programs Designed to Prevent Child Welfare Involvement
This brief discusses the current evidence for the value of economic and concrete supports as a child welfare prevention mechanism and identifies key program and...
2023
Family First Implementation of Congregate Care Reforms: Where are We One Year Later?
This report examines how states are changing or reducing the use of congregate care under Family First and implementing and financing QRTPs and other...
2023
Resilience of Latina Caregivers Improves after Participating in a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Intervention in their Medical Home
This brief describes the effects of a Social Determinants of Health intervention on Latina caregivers’ well-being.
2023
Trending Work

Trending Work

Practice
Transforming Behavioral Health Services for Illinois Youth 
Policy
Maximizing Impact of Direct Cash Transfers to Young People
Research
Voices of Youth Count
Policy
A Key Connection: Economic Stability and Family Well-being
Careers at Chapin Hall

Careers at Chapin Hall

With each project we pursue, we assemble a team uniquely suited to meet the challenge of the work. These teams include subject matter experts in child well-being and public policy, as well as those with expertise in data management, IT, communications, and administrative functions. Learn more about Chapin Hall's staff, work and culture.

Our Experts

Our Experts

Child Welfare
Direct Cash Transfers Programs Can Help Youth Sustainably Exit Homelessness
As housing costs have escalated across the country, many young people need serious investments to get stably housed and onto a path to thriving. When… Read More
Sarah Berger Gonzalez
Covid-19
Helping Youth Find Their Way Home
The National Runaway Safeline (NRS) gets roughly 30,000 calls per year from youth who are considering running away or are at risk of becoming homeless,… Read More
Karikarn (Kay) Chansiri
Youth Justice
New Resources Put Equity at the Center of Research, Evaluation, and CQI Processes
National momentum is growing to identify and address the disproportionality and disparities that diverse communities along the child welfare continuum experience, from Black and Native… Read More
Yolanda Green-Rogers
Connecting Research to Action

Connecting Research to Action

Decision makers like caseworkers, community leaders, agency directors, and legislators need to know what works to improve the lives of families, especially those experiencing disproportionate exposure to adversity. That’s where Chapin Hall steps in. Chapin Hall combines rigorous research to generate evidence and supports implementation of tested methods in the field. Experts work alongside community and agency partners to apply evidence to build more effective services and systems and better serve children, youth, and families.
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