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About the Initiative

The university-wide Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues fosters cross-disciplinary research and dialogue on critical and emerging global children's issues, with a particular focus on children in adversity and pathways to resilience.

Events

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2025

Crisis Driven Orphanhood Event

Deaths of parents and grandparent caregivers due to social and health crises significantly threaten child well-being, leading to losses in financial support, physical safety, family stability, and care. Yet, this is rarely recognized as a public health crisis. Using data science and epidemiologic…

Centering Children and Youth in Research, Policy, and Practice

The enthusiastic response to the collaborative’s work in its first three years has demonstrated that there is a hunger for child-centered dialogue, research, policy, and practice. Washington, DC, abounds with think tanks—but none prioritize a focus on young people. We do.

This publication details the collaborative's impact since its launch in 2021.