Center for Families

Many of the center's publications are available below as pdfs; however, some are generated as proprietary projects for specific clients. The materials are copyrighted and not available for the public. If you are interested in obtaining information on a publication unavailable below, please contact the center.

Child Care

• Child Care: It's Good Business. The Indiana Tool-Kit for Employers and Community Planners (1998)
• Clinton County Child Care Needs Assessment (1998)
• Evaluation of the Indiana Child Care Financing Initiative (1999)
• Healthy Environments for Young Children (1999)
• Taste the World: Celebrating Diversity in Early Childhood Programs Through Meals and Snacks (1998)

General Interest

• For the Greater Good: Contributions of the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue University to Family Well-being (1998)
• State of Indiana Families Today (SIFT): Living Poor in Indiana (1999)

Human Services

• Benchmarks in Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Programs: A Review of the Literature (1998)
• Benchmarks in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Treatment Programs (1998) 
• CARe Evaluation Technical Assistance Resource Binder (1998) 
• Final Report to the United Way (1997)
• Focus Report (1998)
• Measures of Individual Functioning: Stress and Self-Esteem (1998)
• Qualitative Evaluation of Human Service Programs (1998)

Public Policy

Family Impact Seminar Briefing Reports

• 2003: The Effect of Changes in Tax Policy on Indiana Families 
• 2002: Ensuring the Health of Long-Term Care: Policy Options
• 2001: Enhancing the Educational Experience: Policy Alternatives
• 2000: Middle School Violence: Keeping Students Safe
• 1999: Healthy Environments for Young Children

Work and Family

• An Introduction to Research in Work-Family Relationships: A Collection of "Top Ten"
• Improvising New Careers: Accommodation, Elaboration, and Transformation (1998)
• Research on Work and Family: Firm Footholds and New Terrain (1998)  
• Work Life: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? (1998)