Developing and improving child and family assessment techniques. History OSLC was founded in 1977. At that time, many of the staff already had been working together for over a decade, first at the University of Oregon and later at the Oregon Research Institute . Our early work focused on the development and evaluation of research-based parent education and training programs for use in clinical settings. In 1990, OSLC was designated as a Prevention Research Center funded by the National Institute of Mental Health .
Clinical programs are also ongoing.
We are not formally affiliated with a college or university, but several staff have appointments in either the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Education at the University of Oregon . Many staff are involved in various types of community service. Our work is supported solely by federal research funds, grants from private individuals and foundations, and state and local service contracts. We have to compete periodically for these funds based on the success of our research work and our service delivery to the community. Data Base Data collected during our longitudinal studies represents work with more than 2400 local families.