The Evidence Hour: Housing Stress and Child Maltreatment

The Evidence Hour: Housing Stress and Child Maltreatment looks at the results of a recent systematic review of studies on this topic, revealing what we know about this connection and where more research is needed. This information is important to all who are working for systemic change to prevent family violence as well as those striving to help victims and families.

Presenters:

Caroline Chandler is currently a doctoral candidate in the department of Maternal and Child Health at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health, and her dissertation research focuses on the association between concrete and clinical service receipt and well-being among infants and toddlers who are referred to Child Protective Services. Caroline is also engaged in participatory research on adolescent mental health, resilience, and equity with youth in Southeast Raleigh. She is a member of the North Carolina Infant and Young Child Mental Health Association Board of Directors and volunteers as a Guardian ad Litem, advocating for children’s best interests in court.

Tien Ung works to help individuals and organizations translate and apply relevant research, build knowledge, and generate culturally authentic evidence to improve outcomes for families impacted by adversity and trauma. At Futures Without Violence, Tien collaborates with colleagues and external partners to design practice, program, and policy solutions by integrating community wisdom, lived experience, and 21st century science. Tien draws from 25+ years of experience as a child protection expert, trauma therapist, social work educator, community-based researcher, and systems consultant. She has worked across sectors—including child welfare, criminal justice/family law, schools, rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and child and family trauma clinics. Tien is a licensed clinical social worker and has a PhD in Social Work.

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