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Organization profile
Organization profile
The Children, Youth and Family Consortium was established during the Fall of 1991 to build the capacity of the University of Minnesota and Minnesota communities to use research to inform policy and enhance practice to improve the well-being of Minnesota's children, youth and families.
Core Functions
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Generate knowledge - CYFC recruits faculty and students of diverse disciplines to conduct research responsive to community defined needs.
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Catalyze research - CYFC brings together faculty of diverse disciplines and community members to explore research partnerships and provides grant writing support, ongoing coordination of collaborations and assistance in disseminating findings to public, practitioner and policy audiences.
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Translate research - CYFC uses a variety of mechanisms, such as web and print communication, events and seminars to provide audiences with research-based information in a manner that is accessible and applicable to their work.
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Policy education - CYFC works with the Minnesota legislature and other policy makers to bring research to decision-makers and to encourage an evidence-based approach to policy-making and implementation.
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Profiles
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Cari C Michaels
- Children, Youth, and Families Consortium - Extension Professor
Person: Extension Education
Projects
- 7 Finished
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Designing Learning Environments to Foster Academic Success and Well-being: A partnership with Bruce Vento Elementary
Asojo, A., Myers, J. L., Langworthy, S. E. & Masini, S.
6/30/16 → 12/31/18
Project: Grant
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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Healthy Learners
Myers, J. L., Langworthy, S. E., Asojo, A., Larson, J. M. & Masini, S.
6/30/15 → 12/31/15
Project: Grant
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Designing Learning Environments to Foster Academic Success and Well-being: A partnership with an under-resourced diverse K-5 elementary.
Asojo, A., Myers, J. L., Langworthy, S. E. & Masini, S.
6/8/15 → 6/30/17
Project: Grant
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Building Community and Fostering Health and Well-Being through a Collaborative School Based Project
Asojo, A., Vo, H., Bae, S., Hetherington, C., Cronin, S. E. & Myers, J. L., 2021, Outpatient Care. Zaman, G. S. (ed.). IntechOpenResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Creating Learning Environments to Support Students Experiencing Stress: Qualitative Insights from an Extension-Community Partnership
Hetherington, C., Cronin, S. E., Langworthy, S. E. & Michaels, C. C., 2021, In: Journal of Human Sciences and Extension. 9, 1, p. 156-177 21 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“I don’t think you belong in here:” The impact of gender segregated bathrooms on the safety, health, and equality of transgender people
McGuire, J. K., Okrey Anderson, S. & Michaels, C. C., May 7 2021, In: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations