Where Research and Practice Come Together

3-C Institute for Social Development (3-C ISD) is a research institute devoted to the creation and delivery of tools that promote positive social, emotional, and mental health.

It is 3-C ISD's mission to advance the use of evidence-based practices in real-life settings so children and families can directly benefit. To this end, 3-C ISD is engaged in the development and testing of interventions for use by schools and community mental health centers. Our interventions include the S.S.GRIN series, a set of scientifically validated social skills training programs for children ages 5 through 15 years. Find out more about interventions.

3-C ISD also creates innovative technology that supports evidence-based practices and research more broadly. 3-C ISD's technology service products include Interlink to disseminate training programs for researchers through customized web-based tools, the Survey System to deploy social and behavioral assessment measures via the Internet, and Centerventions to provide customized web-based implementation support for evidence-based interventions.

3-C ISD's research and development is primarily funded through Federal grants and contracts. 3-C ISD also works with a wide array of partners across the globe through partnerships and sub-contracts.

To further the mission of integrating research and practice, 3-C ISD is house with its sister company, 3-C Family Services, a multi-disciplinary mental health clinical practice for adults, youth, and families. The collaboration between 3-C Institute for Social Development and 3-C Family Services creates a synergy where real-world practice informs and is informed by research.

 

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Record Growth

3-C Institute for Social Development (3-C ISD) announces the award of over $3 million dollars in new grants, a major expansion of its operations and accompanying move to new offices.

"We're very excited about our growth and what these new grants mean" said, Dr. Melissa DeRosier, President of 3-C ISD. "We're expanding our use of technology to teach life skills, addressing the rapidly growing population of children diagnosed with autism, and reaching previously underserved populations."

Most of the new funding was awarded by the National Institutes of Health in the form of SBIR grants and contracts. The funds support a broad range of cutting edge research and technology development efforts. Read more.

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