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Chapin Researchers Create AI-assisted Prototype for Systematic Reviews
The Living Evidence for Youth Homelessness project focuses on the challenge of synthesizing evidence so that it can inform policy and practice.
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Key Research
Chapin Hall Work

Key Research

How Are Heightened Deportation Efforts Affecting Child Welfare Agencies?
Do children of immigrants enter foster care after parental removals?
2026
Baseline Characteristics of Youth in NYC Cash with Care Pilot
This brief presents a baseline snapshot of Cash with Care participants at Covenant House in New York City at pilot entry.
2026
Listening to Communities to Strengthen Family Services in New Mexico
A report on the statewide initiative launched through the New Mexico Legislature to strengthen vital services across the state drawing on deep local input.
2026
Trending Work

Trending Work

Family Engagement
Blue Sky Possibilities Framework
Practice
Policy Toolkit: Advancing Effective Policy on Economic and Concrete Supports
Practice
Strengthening Black Families, Preventing Child Welfare Involvement: A Chapin Hall Literature Review
Practice
Research collection: Evaluating the implementation of 100% New Mexico
Equity in Scholarship

Equity in Scholarship

Learn more about the Chapin Hall Equity First Summer Associates program, an intensive seven-week professional development experience designed for doctoral students who are prepared to advance beyond foundational equity theory into applied research application.

Our Experts

Our Experts

Prevention
OPT-In for Families: Building Community Response Pathways to Prevention
Every year, more than 7 million children are referred to child protection hotlines—yet nearly 6 million of those families receive no services. Many still… Read More
Leanne Heaton
Juvenile Justice
Improving the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center
A team of Chapin Hall experts are supporting the implementation of improvement efforts at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) by analyzing how… Read More
Antwan Turpeau
Practice
Strengthening Black Families, Preventing Child Welfare Involvement: A Chapin Hall Literature Review
Black children and families are persistently overrepresented in the U.S. child welfare system, and the harms of unnecessary family separation are well documented. This Chapin… Read More
Olivia Wilks
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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