Journal of Applied Research on Children
The Journal of Applied Research on Children (JARC) is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal and is published by the CHILDREN AT RISK Institute with the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Launched in September 2010, JARC serves to inform policy affecting children by providing applicable research to the public, child advocates, and policy makers on timely children’s issues. The journal seeks to encourage academics to focus on the needs of children and make practical children-focused research available and accessible to the public for use and dissemination. Learn more.
Journal of Family Strengths
The Journal of Family Strengths (JFS), formerly Family Preservation Journal, is an open-access, peer-reviewed online journal produced by the CHILDREN AT RISK Institute in partnership with the Center for Family Strengths at the University of Houston-Downtown and the Houston Academy Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. JFS is devoted to presenting theoretical, practice, and evaluation articles on the strengths perspective in family-centered practice to improve services that promote and sustain family systems. Learn more.








