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The Center for Family Policy and Research publishes policy briefs on a variety of child and family related issues. The briefs are designed to provide policymakers and the public with research-based information to help inform decisions that have the potential to impact the well-being of children and families.
- Landscape of Obesity in Missouri (Dec. 2020)
- Foster Care in Missouri (Aug. 2018)
- Food Insecurity Among Latino Children in the U.S. (2016)
- Re-entry after Incarceration and Children of Incarcerated Parents (2016)
- School Nursing in Missouri< (2016)
- Battling Childhood Asthma in Missouri Schools (2015)
- Analyzing the Long-Term Impact of Head Start: The Case for an Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Data in Missouri (2014)
- Creating an Inclusive Environment: Birth to Five (2013)
- Striking a Balance: How Child Care Policy can Help Working-Poor Parents Manage Work, Home and Child Care (2012)
- A Systematic Approach to Reducing Bullying: School Wide Anti-bullying Programs (2011)
- Corporal Punishment in Schools (2011)
- Effective Personal Care Routines (2011)
- End Preschool Expulsion (2011)
- Improving Missouri’s Bottom Line (2011)
- Reducing School Violence (2011)
- Supporting School Readiness (2011)
- Teaching Early Science Concepts (2011)
- Early Childhood Education as a Crime Prevention Tool (2010)
- Obesity Issues (2010)
- Pay Day Lending (2010)
- Poverty & Developmental Disabilities (2010)
- Strengthening Missouri’s Economic Performance (2010)