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Just a few days left! Join our webinar this Thursday:
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We'll explore a framework for community building grounded in:​
- Collaboration driven by the people most impacted​
- Partnerships that build on community strengths​
- Shared leadership and evaluation to sustain progress​

Our evaluation of the #JuvenileJustice Collaborative’s Deferred Prosecution Program in Cook Country, IL found:​
- 99% of youth got connected to services​
- 85% graduated from the program
- Youth in the program had lower recidivism rates​
- 125 prosecutions were avoided​
Explore: tinyurl.com/y62m22hc

YouTube video by Chapin Hall Promoting Health Equity for Latina/o Families

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the strength and resilience of Latina caregivers and their families!
Watch our video to learn how near-peer Family Specialists and connections to community resources helped families experience stronger well-being: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD_R...

RFK Jr., McMahon Say School Mental Health Screenings Turn Students Into Patients The cabinet secretaries recently called for a focus on nutrition, exercise, and cellphone use to boost students' mental health.

“Screening tools are a public health tool used to detect problems that could potentially be life-threatening if they aren’t treated…This is a response to an outcry," says Chapin Hall’s Dr. Dana Weiner, Chief Officer for the #Illinois Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation: tinyurl.com/ynwvar4j

Home Visiting as a Bridge: Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Families Through Transition and Growth - Chapin Hall This study explores how home visiting programs can provide immigrant and refugee families with consistent, culturally responsive support as they navigate

A new report from UChicago's Crown School and Chapin Hall highlights how #HomeVisiting programs can provide that bridge — helping immigrant and refugee parents nurture their children’s development, connect with resources, and build lasting community ties: tinyurl.com/3yf6rzfc

Since 2021, Lutheran Services in America’s Family Stabilization Initiative has partnered with communities across four states to build pathways to #Family stability and well-being. Join us for a webinar on the initiative and a tested framework developed by LSA & Chapin Hall: tinyurl.com/2s3cnwhz

YouTube video by Chapin Hall Kinship Care & Licensing Standards: Keeping Kids with Family

It's #KinshipCareMonth! In many states, kin caregivers face barriers to getting licensed as foster care parents because of strict licensing requirements.
Watch our video to learn how this impacts caregivers and how things are starting to change:
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We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Lorén Cox as Chapin Hall’s new Chief Development Officer! She brings proven fundraising expertise, having secured more than $5.7 million in philanthropic funding at the Aspen Institute, and her passion for raising resources is deeply shaped by her lived experience.

In 1985, Chapin Hall was founded at UChicago to improve the lives of children, youth, families, & communities. Today, we're a fully independent research/policy center and a leader in the application of evidence to policy and practice in #HumanServices. ​Explore our timeline: tinyurl.com/4zampusv

The #JuvenileJustice Collaborative’s Deferred Prosecution Program in Cook Country, Illinois is showing powerful results: tinyurl.com/y62m22hc
We found:
- 89% of youth had charges dropped​
- The program was associated with 44% lower odds of picking up a new charge​
- 125 prosecutions were avoided

Chapin Hall and the Crown School's latest study of #HomeVisiting programs in Illinois shows:​
- 91% of children met developmental milestones​
- Families accessed critical resources like ESL classes and employment support
- Home visitors built trust and eased resettlement stress​
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In a letter to the @Chicago Tribune, Chapin Hall Executive Director Bryan Samuels underscores a critical truth: #ChronicAbsenteeism is not just about truancy—it’s often a sign of housing instability and youth homelessness: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/14/l...
#YouthHomelessness

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How can public systems better support families before crises occur? Chapin Hall’s Yasmin Grewal-Kök and APHSA’s Meg Dygert and Rebekah Sides explore how integrating economic/concrete supports into #ChildWelfare prevention strategies can strengthen families in @APHSA’s Magazine: tinyurl.com/2dak7762

YouTube video by Chapin Hall Quality by Design: Building Effective Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Systems in Human Services

Missed our #CQI for Human Services Organizations webinar? Watch the recording for hands-on tools to identify strengths and gaps in your current system: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO8d...
A big thank you to our guests for sharing how our framework helped them get staff buy-in and leverage data.

For #NationalKinshipCareMonth, we‘re highlighting kinship families and the OhioKAN kinship and adoption navigator program that Chapin Hall helped implement. Read more in our feature story!
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#KinshipCare

YouTube video by Chapin Hall Home Visiting as a Bridge | Supporting Immigrant & Refugee Families with Young Children

"Families lean on home visiting to fill a social void," says Dr.
Aimee Hilado, in a video about a recent study on the impact
home visiting for resettled families:
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Explore to learn how these programs can support immigrant and #Refugee families.

We know kids who can't stay with their parents do better w/ kin than people who are strangers in #FosterCare. ​But #Kinship families outside the formal system aren't eligible for crucial supports that foster families receive. Use this policy brief to help you implement change:
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How can research drive better policies for children & families? Join the National African American Child and Family Research Center's webinar to see how to translate #Research findings into policy takeaways for officials / build relationships between community & decision-makers: tinyurl.com/msmxxrww

#MotivationalInterviewing is a potentially winning strategy for both families and providers, and we're seeing more and more agencies implementing it to achieve the promise of the Family First Act. Check out our implementation guide for a framework to help you be successful: tinyurl.com/4za5529z

Happy #KinshipCareMonth!✨ We're celebrating the aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, & family friends who step up to care for children when their parents can't. Thank you, kinship caregivers, for all you do! You make such a difference for the kids you care for. Stay tuned for resources this month.

The Family First Act is one of the most significant shifts in federal #ChildWelfare policy in decades, but 7 years later, states still face barriers to realizing its promise. ​This article from Chapin Hall researchers explores how implementation science/CQI can help agencies: tinyurl.com/3d98xs8r

One week left! If you’re a CQI practitioner, program staff member, or agency leader, our interactive webinar on 9/10 will equip you to foster a culture of learning and drive lasting change for families: tinyurl.com/3hrwssa8
​You’ll get CQI tools, including an assessment rubric and directional guide.

New research insights and real policy solutions for the #ChildWellbeing space that are straight to the point — that's what you get in ChapInsights, Chapin Hall's short, monthly newsletter. Join us: tinyurl.com/4myxp6uv

YouTube video by Chapin Hall 40 Years of Impact: How Chapin Hall is Advancing Evidence, Policy, and Practice

Did you know that a Chapin Hall longitudinal study on youth who experienced #FosterCare shaped state & fed policies to help them successfully transition to adulthood? This is one milestone in our 40-yr journey of turning evidence into action. Watch our video for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBya...

Most states still aren’t fully tapping into the opportunity of the #FamilyFirstAct because infrastructure to support prevention-first systems doesn’t exist.​ Explore this new journal article from Chapin Hall researchers that lays out a roadmap for change: tinyurl.com/3d98xs8r
#CQI #Childwellbeing

Is your organization ready to implement #CQI practices that drive impact? Join Yolanda Green-Rogers and Claire Kimberly, nationally respected experts in continuous quality improvement, for an interactive webinar to help you assess and strengthen your organization’s CQI systems: tinyurl.com/3hrwssa8

Letters: By expanding mental health screenings, Illinois has created a structured way to help kids Just as schools screen for vision and hearing to support learning, mental health checks promote students’ well-being.

Illinois is the 1st state requiring schools offer annual #MentalHealth screenings for students grades 3–12. In @chicagotribune.com, Dr. Weiner explains why this matters: tinyurl.com/2atdy3zn
She says screenings could be life-saving, as suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents.

As we celebrate 40 years of advancing child and family well-being, we're proud to introduce leaders guiding our next chapter.​ Meet Dr. Hanh Cao Yu, Executive Director of the Center for Evaluation Innovation and a valued member of Chapin Hall’s Board of Directors: tinyurl.com/mrydsne4
#Research

Resources for Integrating Evidence-Based Practice Data into Continuous Quality Improvement Infrastructure - Chapin Hall Under the Family First Prevention Services Act, child welfare agencies must use evidence-based practices (EBPs) in their prevention plans to support children

Want to improve how you measure the success of prevention services under the Family First?​ Our new resources offer clear guidance and metrics to help jurisdictions track capacity, reach, fidelity, and outcomes across 22 evidence-based practices: tinyurl.com/cekauxwm
#CQI #ChildWellbeing