Kids in Columbus Study (KICS)

After the five-year study completed in 2019, the Crane Center team published a white paper of their findings.

To increase the efficacy of this investment, the Crane Center partnered with Columbus Public Health and Women, Infant, and Children to learn more about how families with young children who live in low socio-economic households use and access community resources. Specifically, they studied:

• How families get access to community-based resources.
• Which types of services they access (e.g., health, housing, parenting) and when they access these services (e.g., first year of a child’s life, preschool years).
• Which combination of services are accessed and used together.
• Profiles of families who are successful in accessing and using the services available to them.
• Where services are located and how the location of services impacts their use.
• The impact of service use on children’s health and well-being over the first five years of life.

Maternal and Child Health Journal – Conditions of Poverty, Parent–Child Interactions, and Toddlers’ Early Language Skills in Low-Income Families

Applied Psychology: Health & Well-Being – Food Insecurity and Depression among Economically Disadvantaged Mothers: Does Maternal Efficacy Matter?

Maternal and Child Health Journal – Neighborhood Influences on Perceived Social Support and Parenting Behaviors

Clinical Pediatrics – Exposure to Environmental Toxicants and Early Language Development for Children Reared in Low-Income Households

Neuroscience News – Household chemical use linked to child language delays

Science Daily – Household chemical use linked to child language delays 

Columbus Monthly – An Ohio State Study Sheds Light on Kids Being Left Behind