Child Trends is a leading American research organization focused exclusively on improving the lives of children and youth, especially those who are most vulnerable. Their website includes research briefs on: Child welfare, Early childhood, ECDC, Education, Families and parenting, Health, Juvenile justice, Poverty and inequality, Race equity, School health, Social and emotional development, Teen pregnancy and reproductive health, Trauma, and Youth development. The website is also home to the Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC), which helps coordinate inter-state data on childhood, and provides tools and resources to encourage data-driven state policy changes. |