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{{Short description|US research institute}}
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| leader_name = Carol Emig<ref name="CT staff">{{cite web |title=Our Staff |url=https://www.childtrends.org/staff |publisher=Child Trends |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
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'''Child Trends''' is a [[nonprofit organization|nonprofit]], [[nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]], [[research center]] based in [[Bethesda, Maryland]], which conducts research on children, children's families, child well-being,<ref name="pawloskiTODAY14oct2016">{{cite web |last1=Pawlowski |first1=A |title=Percentage of parents aggravated by kids nearly doubles over decade |url=https://www.today.com/parents/percentage-parents-aggravated-kids-nearly-doubles-over-decade-2D79501122 |publisher=Today |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> and factors affecting children's lives.<ref name="kirkCL21feb2018">{{cite news |last1=Kirk |first1=Mimi |title=Where American Kids Are In Crisis |newspaper=Bloomberg |date=21 February 2018 |url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/02/where-american-kids-are-in-crisis/553682/ |publisher=CityLab |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>

==History==

Child Trends was founded in 1979 and in 2014 added the Child Trends Hispanic Institute,<ref>[http://www.childtrends.org Child Trends]</ref><ref name="laytonWAPO10nov2014">{{cite news |last1=Layton |first1=Lyndsey |title=Hispanic students are making steady math progress |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/hispanic-students-are-making-steady-math-progress/2014/11/09/b786ed3e-66bc-11e4-bb14-4cfea1e742d5_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref> now the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, with partnership from [[Duke University]], [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro|University of North Carolina]], and [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/about-us/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Hispanic Research Center|language=en-US}}</ref> The organization developed a tool for estimating agencies' [[Kinship care|kinship diversion]] practices.

In 2019, [[Fortune (magazine)|''Fortune'']] named the organization as #5 on its list of 25 Best Small and Medium Workplaces for Women.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Child Trends|url=https://fortune.com/best-small-workplaces-for-women/2019/child-trends/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Fortune|language=en}}</ref>

==Funding==
The organization is funded through grants and contracts from foundations, federal and state agencies, and other organizations. In 2019, they had revenues of $23 million.<ref name=":0" />

==Research==
Child Trends studies children and teens at all stages of development and provides [[research]], data, and [[analysis]] to advocacy groups, government agencies, and other institutions including program providers, the policy community, researchers and educators, and the media. Research focus includes:

*[[Child health]]<ref name="zeltnerPD30july2014">{{cite web |last1=Zeltner |first1=Brie |title=Almost half of U.S. kids suffer traumas; exposure linked to bullying, problems in school as early as age 12 |date=30 July 2014 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/07/almost_half_of_us_kids_suffer.html |publisher=Plain Dealer |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Child poverty]]<ref name="sanchezNPR7april2015">{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Claudio |title=Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/07/397829916/mexican-american-toddlers-understanding-the-achievement-gap |publisher=NPR |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Child welfare]]
*[[Children of immigrants]]
*[[Early Childhood Development]]<ref name="samuelsEDWEEK11june2014">{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Christina |title=Parenting Program Aimed at Latinos Helps Boost Literacy Behaviors |url=http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2014/06/parenting_program_aimed_at_latinos_helps_boost_literacy_behaviors.html |newspaper=Education Week |date=11 June 2014 |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Education]]
*[[Foster care in the United States|Foster care]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Katie|date=2019-07-18|title=Virginia needs more information about children diverted from foster care, report says|url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/2019/07/17/virginia-needs-more-information-about-children-diverted-from-foster-care-report-says/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Virginia Mercury|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Child well-being]]<ref name="jenkinsTIME27oct2015">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Nash |title=1 in 14 U.S. Children Has Had a Parent in Prison, Says New Study |date=27 October 2015 |url=https://time.com/4088385/child-trends-incarceration-study/ |publisher=Time |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Marriage|Marriage & Family]]<ref name="luddenNPR16oct2014">{{cite web |last1=Ludden |first1=Jennifer |title=For More Millennials, It's Kids First, Marriage Maybe |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/10/16/354625221/for-more-millennials-its-kids-first-marriage-maybe |publisher=NPR |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Parenting|Fatherhood and parenting]]
*[[Early childhood education]]<ref name="chandlerWAPO10dec2015">{{cite news |last1=Chandler |first1=Michael Alison |title=Achievement gap in D.C. starts in infancy, report shows |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/12/10/achievement-gap-in-d-c-starts-in-infancy-report-shows/ |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Teenage pregnancy]]
*[[Teen sex]]
*[[Youth development]]

==Other projects==
Child Trends designs and conducts evaluations of child development and well-being. The Child Trends DataBank is an online resource for national trends and research on key indicators of child and youth well-being. Child Trends' What Works is a collection of experimental evaluations of social interventions that assess child outcomes.

==Notable staff and board==
*[[Maura Corrigan]]<ref name="CT BoD">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.childtrends.org/about-us/board-of-directors |publisher=Child Trends |accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Robert Doar]]
*[[Jennifer Manlove]]<ref name="CT staff" />
*[[Mavis Sanders]]<ref name="CT staff" />
*[[Deborah Temkin]]<ref name="CT staff" />

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.childtrends.org Child Trends]
*[http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org Child Trends DataBank]

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