Welcome
The Children and Family Research Center, located in Urbana, Illinois, is an independent research organization created jointly in 1996 at the School of Social Work by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The goal of the Center is to identify research needs and support research that is policy and practice relevant and encourage and facilitate public child welfare research activities through collaborative relationships.
Join eNewsletter List
Oct 2020 / Research Brief
How Frequently Do Young Children in DCFS Care Receive Early Childhood Education? Findings from the 2017 Illinois Child Well-Being Study
Considerable research has shown that early childhood education can contribute to children’s school readiness and later academic achievement and well-being. Early childhood education is particularly…
Read More
Oct 2020 / Report
Racial Disproportionality in the Illinois Child Welfare System
Child welfare systems across the nation share the concern that children from some racial minority groups may be disproportionately represented in the child welfare system compared to their…
Read More
Oct 2020 / News Release
The CFRC Newsletter for October 2020
In this issue: A “Spotlight on Practice” focusing on changes to Simulation Training Evaluations, an announcement about the 14th Annual Brieland Visiting Scholar Lecture, our recent publications…