The PACE lab seeks to use tools used in program evaluation to improve the mental health and well-being outcomes of children and families, particularly those with child welfare involvement. Some of the research questions the PACE lab has sought or is currently seeking to answer are:

 

For children receiving community-based wraparound services, which variables are associated with positive changes in their depressive and antisocial symptoms/behaviors?

 

When we engage the extended family of children entering the child welfare system to be a supportive resource, does this improve children’s mental health and well-being outcomes?

 

For youth coming from dysfunctional homes, how does kinship support buffer against the negative effects of child maltreatment on youth’s psychosocial adjustment?

• For a recent webinar on this topic from Dr. Leon, click here

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Does in-person visitation with incarcerated fathers impact the behavioral adjustment of youth in foster care?