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Evaluating the Impacts of Paid Family Leave on Family Violence Morbidity and Mortality

Award Number: K01HD120701
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/23/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2031

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Evaluating the Impacts of Paid Family Leave on Family Violence Morbidity and Mortality - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Family violence, including child maltreatment and intimate partner violence, is a common and costly public health problem with long-lasting impacts on victims. Infants experience the highest rates of morbidity and mortality attributed to child abuse and neglect, and the risks of intimate partner violence and intimate partner homicide have been shown to increase in the postnatal period. Yet, few universal family violence prevention policies target this critical period. In line with the NICHD scientific priority to assess prevention strategies that address child maltreatment and violence, the research goal of the proposed Career Development Award (K01) is to evaluate the relationship between the implementation of a state paid family leave (PFL) policy and family violence (child maltreatment and IPV). Specifically, the proposed study will pursue the following aims: 1) evaluate the completeness of a novel multi-year data linkage developed for the purposes of this study and estimate the association between PFL and family violence indicators; 2) estimate factors that predict the use of state PFL, leveraging linked person-level data; and 3) estimate the causal effect of the implementation of state PFL on indicators of morbidity and mortality attributed to family violence using a county-level difference-in- differences design. Informed by the Family Stress Model, state PFL implementation is expected to reduce family violence. Taken together, results will inform state and federal conversations about PFL and assist agencies in the upstream prevention of violence. The PI aims to obtain formal training in causal identification, how to execute study designs that uncover causal effects, and the application of causal effects models to public policy analysis. The PI will also expand upon her expertise in current topics related to violence prevention so that future work can draw on shared risk factors to identify cross-cutting prevention approaches. The PI will work with an interdisciplinary team of mentors who are internationally recognized experts in child abuse and neglect, causal inference for health policy evaluation, and the linkage and analysis of population- based, administrative records. The research and training proposed will form the basis for R-level proposals and enable the PI to become an independent investigator in injury and violence prevention, specifically with a focus on public policies and systems that prevent child maltreatment and other forms of family violence.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $114,040 )
2026	2026	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	13001 E 17TH PL STE F428	AURORA	CO	80045	ADAMS	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	6/23/2026	NEW	$114,040
														Subtotal = $114,040

Grand Total All Awards = $114,040

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Evaluating the Impacts of Paid Family Leave on Family Violence Morbidity and Mortality

Award Number: K01HD120701

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/23/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2031

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