The Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services integrates research, education and training to advance the delivery of services to children and families. We work with agency and community partners to promote a child serving system that protects children, respects families, and builds community capacity to address emerging needs.

Based at the PSU School of Social Work, our long history of involvement with public child welfare provides an advantage in terms of knowledge of agency-based research, familiarity with practice trends, and a network of local and national relationships for research and training.