UNL's Center on Children, Families, and the Law was established in 1987 to serve as a home for research and public service on child and family policy issues. The knowledge of child and family issues we gain is used to educate policymakers, scholars, service providers, and the public. Our work serves as the primary basis for local, state, and national policies and has been cited in court rulings, including the U.S. Supreme Court. We help the helpers by providing training, resources, and expertise to helping professionals.
Our Commitment
In 2019, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln celebrated its 150th anniversary and unveiled N2025, a faculty-led strategic plan identifying six ambitious aims driven by the tenet that at Nebraska, every person and every interaction matters.
Our belief that “every person and every interaction matters” continues to guide us each day.
We are committed to the University of Nebraska's new strategic plan, Odyssey to Extraordinary: a transformative journey designed to guide the university from an excellent institution to a truly extraordinary one.
Timeline
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1987
UNL's Center on Children, Families, and the Law is founded
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1988 - 2024
Inservice Training, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services child welfare staff
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1991
Preservice Training, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services child welfare staff
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1992-2000
Nebraska Model Juvenile Code
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1994
Answers4Families (A4F)
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1994-1998
Nebraska Network for Children and Families
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1995-1999
Child Abuse and Neglect Rates in Nebraska
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1995-1998
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals Program Evaluation
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1995-2017
Nebraska Court Improvement Project
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1995-1998
Schools and Family Enrichment Program Evaluation
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1995-1996
Variation in Maltreatment Reporting and Substantiation Rates in Nebraska: A Multi-Method Analysis, Nebraska Department of Social Services
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1996-2006
Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Teams
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1997-2007
Residential Energy Assistance Challenge Program Evaluation
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1999-2000
Community Change and Response to Social Problems, UNL Research Council
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1999-2003
National Early Head Start Father Involvement Practitioners Study
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2000-2012
Community Service Initiative
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2001-2005
Community Context of Rural and Urban Child Neglect, National Institutes of Health
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2001
Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP)
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2003
Community Services Division
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2003
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
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2004
Children Exposed to Methamphetamine Labs (CHEM-L)
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2004
Nebraska Homeless Assistance Program
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2005-2024
Aged and Disabled Online Training
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2005
Answers4Families Classroom
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2005
Nebraska Resource and Referral System (NRRS)
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2005-2017
Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts
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2006-2009
Better Service Through Enhanced Partnerships Evaluation
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2006-2015
Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative
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2008-2014
Midwest Child Welfare Implementation Center
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2009
Iowa Parent Partner Program Evaluation
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2009-2012
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Evaluation
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2009
Nebraska Early Development Network
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2010
eLifespan Respite System
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2010
Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network
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2010-2013
Wisconsin Evaluations of Child Welfare Training
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2011
Nebraska ChildFind
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2011-2015
Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Nebraska Juvenile Justice Population
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2012-2015
Early Childhood Community Link
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2012
Homeless Continuum of Care Planning
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2012
Staying on Track as Your Child Grows and Learns
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2013
All Doors Lead Home Coordinated Entry System
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2013-2019
Program Evaluation of Nebraska's Title IV-E Child Welfare Demonstration Project
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2013-2016
Tribal Elder Abuse Prevention Evaluation
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2014-2018
Building Trauma Sensitive Schools
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2015
Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children (NRPVYC)
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2015-2019
Program Evaluation of the Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG)
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2016
Nebraska Center on Reflective Practice (NCRP)
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2016
Nebraska Department of Education Transition
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2016
Nebraska Youth Advocates (NYA)
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2016-2021
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD)
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2017
Child Protection and Safety Training program renewal, Nebraska Department of Health and Human—Division of Children and Family Services
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2017
Children’s Justice Clinic (CJC)
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2017-2020
Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG) Intercountry and Private Adoption Evaluation
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2018
Nebraska Balance of State Continuum of Care
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2018
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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2019-2019
Project Prevent, Lincoln Public Schools
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2019-2019
PromiseShip New Worker Training
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2019-2020
Trauma Sensitive Schools, Lincoln Public Schools
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2019
Wisconsin Parent Partner Program Evaluation
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2020-2021
Nebraska’s Title IV-E Child Welfare Demonstration Project, program evaluation
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2020
Testifying Training New Probation Officer Training
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2021
Children's Justice Attorney Education Program (CJAE)
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2021-2023
Nebraska Housing Assistance Common Fund, Nebraska Department of Economic Development
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2021
Lincoln Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
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2021
Oklahoma Parent Partner Program Evaluation
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2021
Safe and Healthy Families Initiative (SAHFI)
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2021-2024
Trauma Capable Schools, Lincoln Public Schools district-wide training
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2021
Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY)
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2022
National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI)
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2022
Tax Credit Alliance of Nebraska (TCAN)
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2023
National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services
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2023-2023
Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) Training, University of Nebraska Omaha
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2023-2023
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) International Training, Region V Systems
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2023
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA)
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2023
Nebraska Educational Clearinghouse
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2024
Bridging the Gap for Native American Children
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2024
Quality Improvement Center on Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA)
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2024
Youth Homelessness System Improvement, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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2024
New York Respite Coalition