UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

The Children and Family Research Center, located in Urbana, Illinois, is an independent research organization created jointly in 1996 at the School of Social Work by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. The goal of the Center is to identify research needs and support research that is policy and practice relevant and encourage and facilitate public child welfare research activities through collaborative relationships.

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Aug 2026 / Newsletter    

Featured in this issue: CFRC and DCFS Celebrate a Decade of Partnership Advancing Child Welfare Training

Jul 2026 / Presentation    

Facilitators are central to the effectiveness of the simulation training program. The work of a simulation facilitator in the Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) demands a deep understanding of experiential learning and simulation training…

Jun 2026 / Report    

The Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation funded five sites in Illinois to develop partnerships and implement children's mental health systems of care (SOC) in their communities. Systems of care were defined as a spectrum of effective…

Jun 2026 / Report    

This executive summary provides highlights of the evaluation of the system of care implementation and the child, caregiver, family, and system-level outcomes in one of the sites of the Children's Mental Health Initiative 2.0 -- Building…

Jun 2026 / Report    

This executive summary provides highlights of the evaluation of the system of care implementation and the child, caregiver, family, and system-level outcomes in one of the sites of the Children's Mental Health Initiative 2.0 -- Community Together.

Jun 2026 / Report    

This executive summary provides highlights of the evaluation of the system of care implementation and the child, caregiver, family, and system-level outcomes in one of the sites of the Children's Mental Health Initiative 2.0 -- Kane County System of…