Central California Children's Institute

ences and Technology

Core funding support for the Institute is derived from the CSU, Fresno colleges identified above. In addition, grant funding has been received from The California Endowment, First 5 Fresno, First 5 Merced, First 5 Tulare, the Mental Health Services Administration (MHSA), The Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Health, The Central Valley Regional Center, WestCare, and Kaiser Permanente. The Institute's programmatic and research priorities for the next five years include the following issue areas identified by the 2009 regional study "Children of the Valley: Framing a Regional Agenda":

Early psychosocial and emotional development of children

Youth social behavior (gang violence, teen pregnancy, substance use, high school dropout)

Parent engagement

The work of the Institute is led by the CCCI Director, Dr. Cassandra Joubert (College of Health and Human Services) and is supported by the following 2011-2012 faculty fellows:

Dr. Jason Immekus, Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Dr. Kara Zografos, College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Kremen School of Education and Human Development