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The current coronavirus pandemic is absolutely a public health crisis. But, as Kimberlé Crenshaw points out, the virus can also be understood as a structural disaster. That is, the current pandemic has unearthed the ways that structural racism and White supremacy have created and continue to create conditions that disproportionally and disparately impact Black, Native, [...]

"If we have learned anything during this pandemic, it is that we can be flexible and resilient." DULCE Family Specialist Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) is a universal, evidence-based pediatric care innovation that addresses the social determinants of health and supports early relational health for families with infants in communities that are under-resourced and [...]

Senior Fellow Lisbeth B. Schorr discusses how we can re-imagine social institutions and broaden our understanding of what works and what we will  need to rebuild in order to improve lives of all children, youth, and families. "If you’re an optimist, as I am, you see the potential of fundamental changes occurring in response to [...]

Beginning Thoughts on Anti-Racist Steps towards #upENDing Child Welfare Families who enter the child welfare system are often facing hardships caused by a myriad of social and economic factors—many created and promoted through systemic racism—that complicate and challenge parents’ ability to care for their children. Black, Latinx, and Native families come to the attention of [...]

Today—Friday, June 19th—is Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On this day in 1865 (two years after the passing of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation), Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX with the news that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved people of Texas were [...]

CSSP's Senior Associate Cailin O'Connor provides her reflection about her work with the Strengthening Families Protective Factor Framework as a guest author for HOPE—Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences and explores how by both assessing the strengths of children, families, and communities and measuring positive childhood experiences,  we can work to ensure that all families and children have support to ensure positive experiences, promote better outcomes, and combat barriers tied to systemic oppression.

Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) is a universal, evidence-based pediatric care innovation that addresses the social determinants of health and supports relational health for families with infants in communities that are under-resourced and have been marginalized by racist systems. As the United States grapples with COVID-19, existing inequities have been exposed, bringing [...]

The Parent Leader Network (PLN) provides a space for parents in EC-LINC communities to collaborate with and support each other, represent the parent perspective, and advocate for parent voice and leadership in early childhood systems. Over the past year, members of the PLN have presented in their local communities and at national convenings on race [...]

The three of us have been talking together for years, and have come to believe that it is important to articulate our common vision for the work we lead on behalf of children, families and communities. We are making a commitment to become allies in this important work, intentionally aligning the work on foundational relationships [...]

Between worries about the health of their loved ones and themselves, financial concerns, lack of child care, and the struggle to support school-age kids with virtual learning, so many families are experiencing increased stress right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to support these families, last week we released two new [...]