The Center for Children and Families brings scholars together to conduct innovative, interdisciplinary research in support of healthy development across the human lifespan.
The center encourages basic and translational research that can have a broad impact in three key areas: income and health disparities; developmental disabilities and psychopathology; and optimization of development, education, and learning. Read More
Rodney F. Ganey, Ph.D. Collaborative Community-Based Research Mini-Grant Awards
Evaluation of the “Talk With Your Baby” Program
Talk With Your Baby (TWYB) is a multi-organizational initiative that started in St. Joseph County, Indiana, in 2009. This program is an outreach of the Memorial Health Foundation Research and Development Committee, aimed at educating parents and other caregivers about the importance of talking with babies and young children (birth to 3 years) and providing a home environment that supports brain development during this critical period of development. The purpose of this proposed project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the TWYB program so that results could be provided to community agencies, current funders, future collaborators and funders, and publication outlet(s).
