Programs
Together, we're building a future where all children thrive.
The Center combines cutting-edge research, policy development, and community-based practices in new ways, to address the growing list of complex challenges that children and families face.
Working across multiple disciplines to understand and solve problems, we never forget that behind every data point, there’s a child. This inspires our efforts to develop better systems and improve the quality of services for vulnerable populations, and to create more effective child and family advocacy strategies at the community level.
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Data Informed Futures
About DIF![Illustration of All Children Thrive Logo, which looks like four orange petals with lines connecting the four petals in orange. Background includes orange box, with lines in the background for embellishment. Bottom left corner has Center for Healthier Children, Families, & Communities logo and right corner reads "All Children Thrive"](/sites/g/files/oketem441/files/styles/3_2_480x320/public/media/images/ACT_Home_0.png.webp?itok=BKv3nsqS)
All Children Thrive (ACT)
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Life Course Translational Research Network
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