Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

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GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy provides a forum for quality, evidence-based research with sound scholarship, knowledge, skills and best practices from the field for scholars, clinicians, policymakers, educators, program administrators and family advocates.

We invite authors to submit manuscripts that present novel approaches to practice with grandparent-headed families, analysis of primary or secondary data on emerging issues involving grandparents and/or custodial grandchildren, and the effects of public policy on the well-being of grandfamilies. 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
(616) 771-9913

Latest Issue:

Volume 7, Issue 2 is now available!

Inside the Issue:

  • Celebrating GrandFamilies 10th Anniversary!
  • A Global Perspective on Intersecting Social and Systematic Barriers Experienced by Grandparent-Caregivers: A Qualitative Systematic Review 
  • Grand Connections: A Workshop Series to Support Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren Under 5
  • It Takes a Village to Raise a Grandchild: Developing Communities of Support for Grandfamilies on PEI, Canada
  • Book Review: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Coping with Addiction

Promoting best practices

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The National Research Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is a collaborative initiative between Georgia State University and Western Michigan University. Guided by input from researchers and practitioners, the Center aims to inform professionals, policymakers, and the public about the unique needs, challenges, and strengths of custodial grandparent families. By connecting research with practice, the Center promotes best practices in kinship care and works to enhance services and support for grandfamilies nationwide.