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The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened material hardship for families across the country. But there are innovations—like DULCE—that are making a difference for families during this unprecedented crisis. These innovations should inform future relationship-building at the local and regional level, including with the public interest law community. 

The pediatric primary care setting provides a near-universal opportunity to support the youngest patients and their caregivers, strengthening vitally important foundational relationships and promoting social and emotional development.

A growing body of research provides evidence that the places where children live, learn, and play have a significant impact on their health and development. Early childhood advocates increasingly recognize the importance of these community determinants of health and are paying more attention to the housing, neighborhood, and community conditions in which families are raising [...]

Our latest product, Moving Beyond the Family Engagement Check Box: An Innovative Partnership to Promote Authentic Family Engagement in Systems Change, by CSSP and Family Voices provides valuable insight about best practices for engaging families as well as how to create and implement a process for engaging families in the national Pediatrics Supporting Parents (PSP) initiative to promote the social and emotional development (SED) of young children.

We join with so many others in our country and around the world in mourning the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.   Justice Ginsburg was a hero who leaves a huge void in our quest for a more equitable and just society. She was a brilliant, kind, and fiercely committed woman who dedicated [...]

This is a challenging time for progress on equitable, inclusive, fair housing in our country. If you’re unfamiliar with this term of art, “fair housing”– sometimes known as “equal opportunity housing”–refers to the ability to access housing without experiencing unlawful discrimination. This principle underlies the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which codified many important policy reforms necessary to [...]

As school districts explore whether, when, and if they can open in-person amidst the unprecedented public health crisis of COVID-19, it is more important than ever to make sure that schools are able to support students—especially their mental health needs.

Philanthropy relies on the amassed wealth of families and institutions that have benefited from systemic racism. As a result, the institution has a power imbalance in where funds go and what organizations and initiatives receive support. Developing a deeper understanding of institutional racism in the United States can help lean funders dismantle the harmful practices [...]

The Center for the Study of Social Policy is pleased to feature a post by guest blogger Joan Lombardi, a national and international early childhood expert and relentless champion for innovative approaches to ensuring children’s healthy development and family well-being. Joan’s work is rooted in the understanding that children and their families thrive as part of [...]

HOPE collaborates with our Strengthening Families and Early Relational Health work, all sharing a goal of lifting up strengths of families and individuals, breaking down bias, and shifting how providers interact with the children and families they serve. "Systems that revolve around screening and referral perpetuate hierarchies of power. Although the individuals conducting the screening [...]