This Brookings blog draws from the authors' recent article in The ANNALs of the American Academy of Political and Social Science: “Investing in Latino Children and Youth,” edited by Lisa Gennetian and CRCW's Marta Tienda.

Miller and Edin examine the transition to adulthood in a poor, white, rural community in Appalachia. Young adults come of age in a context of persistent poverty, economic decline, an ongoing opioid and addiction crisis, and strong community norms about family and work bolstered by religious institutions. For low-income young adults in this…

A core strength of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study is its significant representation of Black and Latinx families. Many researchers have used these data to study the impacts of mass incarceration, police contact, and school discipline, which disproportionately affect communities of color. Each week,…

Dr. Kathryn Edin, director of the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah Gold to the position of Director, Research and Policy, effective 1/1/2022. In this new role, Sarah will maintain day to day leadership of Center operations, lead policy outreach based on the Center’s and its…

The second annual virtual National Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit is coming in just two weeks on October 7th from 1:00pm-4:00pm CT and we hope you are joining us!

 You will learn about the most effective ways your state can impact the foundational prenatal-to-3 period at the systems level, based on rigorous…