Dr. Clyman's research focuses on children in the foster care system. Two broad areas are under investigation. The first is developmental risk and prevention in infants placed in foster care, and the second concerns the relations between policy and service system variables and child and family outcomes. He is beginning a study of developmental risk in a city-wide sample of infants placed into foster and kinship (relative) care, examining parent-infant interaction, infant emotional development, and access to health care and developmental services. An infant mental health-based early intervention program for these infants is under development. In a second study, data are being analyzed on differences between 4-6 year olds who are in foster or kinship care. The study focuses on similar constructs as indicated above. It has a particular emphasis on early onset disruptive behavior problems. In this laboratory, there are opportunities for post-doctoral fellows to work in developmental psychopathology, preventive intervention, and services research with children in the child welfare system.