The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to share its 2023 Impact Report.

In this year’s report, you will get a glimpse of the crucial work being done here by our talented and dedicated scientists, specialists, and scholars across a broad range of disciplines, including autism and developmental disabilities, child health and development, early care and education, and more. You will see how this breadth of work is also expansive in its impact on children and families throughout our state, our nation, and around the world.  

You’ll learn about 10 current projects within North Carolina, including a new evaluation study looking at the MECK Pre-K Program, and a summit aimed at preventing child trauma. On a national level, you’ll learn about a new project focusing on young children’s social-emotional learning and how one of our faculty fellows is addressing the dual pandemic facing Black Americans. And on a global level, you’ll learn about a strategic partnership between FPG, UNC, and the National Institute of Education-Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and an FPG faculty fellow’s work addressing teenage domestic violence and bullying.

"It is an honor, and a pleasure, to be part of the FPG community, and I am excited to share with you a small sampling of the many ways everyone at our Institute is working to ensure that all children and families thrive," says Brian Boyd.

"In February, my relationship with FPG transitioned from leading its Executive Board to leading the Institute itself," says UNC FPG Interim Director, Brian Boyd. "Over the last nine months, I have enjoyed taking a deep dive into the Institute’s research and evaluation, technical assistance, and implementation science portfolios and getting to know the people driving the work within them. It is an honor, and a pleasure, to be part of the FPG community, and I am excited to share with you a small sampling of the many ways everyone at our Institute is working to ensure that all children and families thrive."

View the full 2023 Impact Report here.