Projects – Chapin Hall

Projects

Chapin Hall is committed to accelerating innovation by connecting rigorous research to everyday practice. We work hand-in-hand with providers, practitioners and policy makers to apply knowledge for lasting results for children and families. Read more below about our current projects.

Equity First Summer Associates Program to Expand Pool of Researchers Informed by Life Experiences

Improving the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center

Mapping Childhood Adversities to Better Target Funding and Programming

Chapin Hall experts helped build the Illinois Childhood Adversity...

Driving Meaningful Impact through CQI

This report provides agencies with tools to assess the strengths and weaknesses of their CQI...

Expanded Child Tax Credit as a Key Anti-Poverty & Child Welfare Prevention Strategy

The evidence makes clear that a permanently expanded Child Tax Credit would improve child and family...

Using Administrative Data to Understand Youth Homelessness

Credible data are key to preventing and ending youth homelessness—but collecting them can be costly and...

Access to Food Assistance Programs Increases Child Safety

This bulletin shows that participating in food assistance programs, such as SNAP and WIC, is associated with lower risk for child welfare system...

Supporting LGBTQIA+ Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Chapin Hall works with Chicago's Lawrence Hall to ensure quality independent living programming for LGBTQI+ youth who are aging out of foster...