Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood

This report, from Mathematica Policy Research, provides impacts of the Building Strong Families (BSF) program on couples about 15 months after they applied for the program. The BSF program is sponsored by the Administration for Children and…

The Building Strong Families (BSF) project was launched in 2002 to test voluntary interventions aimed at strengthening the families of unmarried couples with children. From Mathematica Policy Research, this report documents the design and…

This report is a technical supplement to the impact report for the Building Strong Families (BSF) evaluation. From Mathematica Policy Research, authors provide additional detail about the research design, analytic methods, and variable…

This working paper is through the Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing (CRCW) at Princeton University. With the increased Federal attention toward responsible fatherhood initiatives, this paper uses the Fragile Families and…

This research article uses data from the Fragile Families Study to analyze intergenerational family relationships and stability among married and unmarried parents within five years of a child’s birth. Authors find that positive relationships…

This Spotlight is from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, which is sponsored through the Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families. Authors report on the latest data that finds fathers who report having…