Project Details
Inter-American Consortium for Applied Research with Children and Communities (IAC)
Description
During the past five years, the Department of Children & Family Studies has made sustained efforts to establish collaborative relationships with U.S. and Latin American universities and research centers in areas related to the social, cultural, and mental well-being of Latino and Latin American children, youth, families, and communities. These efforts have translated into several activities and initiatives, including the establishment in 2001 of the Matilda Garcia Initiative for Latino Research and Exchange, a fund with the purpose of promoting research and exchange with Latin America on issues around children, families and communities. Other efforts have included:
- Since 1999, the Latin American Track at the Annual Research Conference "A System of Care for Children's Mental Health"
- Symposia and lectures with Latin American scholars
- Seminars taught at Latin America universities
- Research projects and publications on Latino and Latin American subject matters
The CFS exchange and collaborative research efforts have fostered the examination of social issues of relevance for the understanding of the Latino experience in the United States. Likewise, these efforts have raised awareness among U.S. researchers of critical aspects facing children and families of Latin American descent.