Family Support Research
Harvard Family Research Project
The Harvard Family Research Project develops strategies to promote strong families and communities through research.
Family Involvement Makes a Difference research series:
- Taking a Closer Look: A Guide to Online Resources for Family Involvement
- Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education
- Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education
- Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students' Education
Pathways Mapping Initiative
The Pathways Mapping Initiative publishes findings about what it takes to improve the lives of children and families.
Pathways research series:
- Pathway to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Pathway to Children Ready for School and Succeeding at Third Grade
- Pathway to Successful Young Adulthood
Strengthening Families Through Early Care & Education
The Center for the Study of Social Policy presents the Strengthening Families initiative to build five Protective Factors in families.
- Protective Factors Literature Review
- Protective Family Framework - Council for Children & Families Summary
From Neurons to King County Neighborhoods
Public Health–Seattle & King County and the Foundation for Early Learning research the science and policies of early childhood development.
The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that conducts high-quality, independent research.
Janet Miller Evaluation Services
The legacy of our key founder, Janet Miller, to the important field of Family Support includes research that has contributed to the academic field of Family Support. Janet Miller Evaluation Services published a wealth of studies and evaluations to educate and advocate on the possibility of child abuse prevention. This work remains an invaluable resource for professionals that shaped the field of Family Support and inspires our work today. Here are a few examples of her important work:
Cascade Family Center Feasibility Study: Executive Study (1990)
Seeking the Balance Between Work and Family: A Study of 26 Puget Sound Area Companies and Agencies (1993)
Seattle’s Family Support Centers at Year One: An Evaluation of Implementation and Participant Response (April 1993)
Changing Lives at Bryant School: The Bryant Family, School, and Community Project First Year Report
(July 1993)
Inside the Doors of Seattle’s Family Centers: Principles, Programs, and Participants in the Second Year (June 1994)
Seeking the Balance Between Work and Family: A Study of Washington’s Largest Companies (1994-95 Survey)
Seattle’s Family Centers: Three-Year Evaluation of Participant Use and Response (June 1995)
Communities Speak Out: Establishing Local Priorities for Supporting Families & Preventing Child Abuse (April 1995)
Seattle Family Centers: Analysis of Surveys and Interviews (December 1998)
Seattle Family Centers 1999: An Evaluation of Participant Response (January 2000)
City of Seattle Family Center Planning Project
(September 2001)
Supporting and Strengthening Families in Seattle’s Eight Family Centers: Evaluation of Participant Response and Center Operations (January 2001)