Building a future where all children thrive.
The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities understands what it takes for children to thrive and finds new, more innovative and effective ways to make that possible.
Learn HowSolving complex problems demands thinking that’s deep, wide, and inclusive of those closest to the problem.
Children’s health is about much more than doctors’ visits. The problems we address are complex in nature, which is why we employ a variety of holistic, multi-faceted approaches to solving them. This enables us to see the big picture, encompassing not just the actors on the field, but all related fields, systems and movements that can offer new and unexpected partnerships and solutions.
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Social Impact Labs
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Life Course Translational Research Network
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All Children Thrive
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