Cohen, S. D.2016-12-222016-12-222016Cohen, S. D. (2016). Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare System. Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University.http://46y5eh11fhgw3ve3ytpwxt9r.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HCDC_ChildWelfareSystems.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3123In this paper, we show how the science of child development can be leveraged to strengthen one of these public systems: child welfare. Our intended audience includes leaders in the public agencies responsible for child protection and related functions; in the private, non-profit agencies that provide many of the services in these systems; in the courts, which play a critical role in child welfare; in legislative committees that oversee child welfare and related services; and in the many other public systems, such as early childhood education, mental health, and juvenile justice, whose support is essential to success in child welfare.en-USbrain sciencechild welfareresearchchild developmentArticle