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Candace Hamilton Hester of the Goldman School of Public Policy and Ahna Suleiman of the School of Public Health have each been awarded 2012 Doctoral Student Fellowships. Find out more about their research here.

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The CCYP Seminar Series on "Marriage in Modern Times" has come to an end. Thank you to all who came to join in the conversation! Find out more about the presenters here.

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Dr. Elizabeth Fernandez of the University of New South Wales came and spoke with doctoral and masters students on child welfare practices in Australia. Find out more information, including her presentation, here.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIELD:

Dr. Neil Gilbert, Co-Director of the CCYP, has new research out in the March, 2012 issue of Children and Youth Services Review. His article, A comparative study of child welfare systems: Abstract orientations and concrete results descibes the study of the child welfare systems in 10 counties and the identification of three broad functional orientations –child protection, family service and child development – around the problem definition, mode of intervention and role of the state. Access the article here

Pew Research Center has released a new report analyzing the demographic and economic characteristics of newlyweds who marry spouses of a different race or ethnicity. The study finds an increase of practice and public acceptance of intermarriage and identifies differences in characteristics of those who "married out" as compared to those who "married in". Read the full report here.

 

The Center for Child and Youth Policy was formed in 2000 to establish a community of scholars focused on the unique needs and issues of children, youth, and families in the 21st century. Led by Co-Directors Jill Duerr Berrick and Neil Gilbert, CCYP facilitates interdisciplinary discussion, drawing upon faculty from nine departments and Schools on the UCB Campus as well as regularly attending members from other universities in the area. Throughout the academic year, CCYP hosts leaders in the field for presentations to stimulate creative thinking and the exchange of ideas on public policy concerns facing today’s families.