We conduct applied research focused on understanding the nature of problems children and families face in today's world and identifying the most effective ways to help them.
We conduct applied research focused on understanding the nature of problems children and families face in today's world and identifying the most effective ways to help them.
Located at Boys Town National Headquarters in the Village of Boys Town, Nebraska, the National Research InstituteSM conducts applied research that is focused on understanding the nature of problems children and their families face in today's world and identifying the most effective ways to help them. This research emphasizes the development and evaluation of interventions for at-risk youth and their families, as well as the discovery of knowledge about youth and family risk and protective factors related to child maltreatment, juvenile offending and the behavioral-emotional, mental health and educational problems of youth.