The misuse of data from 20,000+ Black, Latinx, and Asian children raises serious concerns about trust in research. SRCD, alongside the SRCD Black Caucus and 160+ researchers, is calling on NIH to strengthen data protections and accountability.

The newest Child Policy Nexus offers a synthesis of the impacts of state child tax credits. The report finds that state child tax credits can reduce child poverty, increase family resources, and decrease child maltreatment reports, while showing minimal negative effects on labor force participation.

SRCD members recently came to Washington, DC for the first-ever Congressional Briefing and Second Child Policy Connect event. Find out more about their time in the nation’s capital—and how you can get involved.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) was recently awarded a $200,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to further support the SRCD’s goals to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Society’s scientific publications.

The organizers invite researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers to submit proposals for the 2026 Global Forum, to be held in the Netherlands. This in-person event will bring together international, interdisciplinary voices to advance developmental science that addresses the lives of LGBTQ+ children and adolescents. Submissions may focus on identity development, health and wellbeing, education, families, policy, civic participation, and more—with an emphasis on intersectionality, innovation, and actionable science.
 

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) publishes three journals, as well as the Social Policy Report. SRCD members receive full digital access to all three journals as a benefit of membership. If you are an SRCD member and would like to access the publications, please log in to your SRCD member account.

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