CCFL conducts basic and applied research on diverse issues related to children and families, such as child welfare, juvenile justice, early childhood, family decision making through the lifespan, and children’s involvement with the legal system. This research has focused on a wide range of substantive topics, methodologies, and analytic techniques, and has been funded by state and federal agencies, as well as private foundations.
Community Services Division
UNL's Center on Children, Families, and the Law organized the Community Services Division in 2003 to coordinate community and service-system development activities for populations at increased...
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics
In 2023, the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Analytics (QIC-WA) was funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Children’s...
Ending Homelessness Planning and Development
In 2010, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness published the first Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, creating a shared vision for communities where systems...
Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development
The Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD) was established at CCFL in October 2016 as a cooperative agreement funded by the Children's Bureau, a federal agency under the...
Family Group Conferencing
FGC was introduced in Nebraska in 1999 as a method of involving extended families in the care and protection of abused and neglected children. The Nebraska Court Improvement Project piloted FGC in...
Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts
The Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts, created in 2005, consists of judges, lawyers, representatives of the legislative and executive branches, and children’s advocates. Its...
Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network
The Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network offers individuals or family members temporary relief from the daily routine and stress that can come with providing ongoing care. Respite can play a critical...