All children in Allegheny County thrive.

Our Community’s Shared Achievement

Launched in 2018 as a bold, community‑centered vision, The Pittsburgh Study has grown into a trusted network advancing child wellbeing through shared leadership and action. Community partners, schools, researchers, health systems, and philanthropic supporters have shaped every step, helping move this work from concept to impact.

We’re grateful for the collaborations and outcomes made possible together. Read the recent Pittsburgh Business Times spotlight and explore The Pittsburgh Study: A Living Legacy to see how community‑led science is translating into real‑world impact.

The Pittsburgh Study (TPS) is a collective impact initiative. We collaborate across systems and disciplines, convening a variety of partners, organizations, and individuals to collectively promote child thriving and health equity in our region.

The Pittsburgh Study (TPS) is unique because we invite neighbors to be part of doing science together as Citizen Scientists. We conduct research WITH community, not, “to” or “on” communities. TPS is not just one study. We’re made-up of multiple large and small research-informed, co-created interventions that span from pregnancy to adolescence to school-based and community-level programs.

TPS encourages deep involvement in all aspects of the science and are committed to returning data to the people and communities who help to produce knowledge and to ensure that data are translated to action.

We believe that community members are experts. Strengths, assets, resources, and wisdom are ever present in our neighborhoods and communities. We center community voices to uplift innovative practices and local solutions. We are accountable for shifting standards of health equity within our networks of institutional partners. We are accountable to young people and their families. We seek to develop, model, and translate programs and practices which are healing-centered, and trauma-sensitive. In a word, we build toward a humanized Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

Publications

We share what we learn and deliver those results back to the community. We invite everyone to learn more about the work of our TPS research and community teams.

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Data Resources

Study data are gifts, a glimpse into realities faced by young people and families. We are grateful for all that is shared and use this information to guide the data to action process.

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TPS-Supported Scholars

TPS offers infrastructure, mentorship (both academic and community), connectedness, and leadership training for diverse students, trainees, fellows, and faculty who have been historically underrepresented in research.

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Resources for Families

Children, youth, and families often face challenges beyond control. We work to connect them with community-based resources and programs to serve both immediate and longer-term needs.

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