Research Reports and News Posted April
2002:
Fathers—Research | Children
& Families | Fatbers/Mothers
in Prison | Census Data
| Systemic Barriers
| Welfare Reform
| NCOFF Abstracts
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Father Facts, Fourth Edition, Wade F. Horn, Ph.D. and Tom
Sylvester, National Fatherhood Initiative, 2002.
Jam-packed with the most up-to-date research on fatherhood
and family trends, Father Facts, 4th Edition is the most comprehensive
collection of statistics, charts, and research summaries ever assembled
on the extent and effects of father absence. Father Facts also includes
a large section on the benefits of father involvement. Updated and expanded
in 2002 with the latest Census information and most current research
available, Father Facts is a must-have quick reference manual for fatherhood
programs, family practitioners, social service agencies, researchers,
and anyone concerned about the well-being of children in America today.
Get the Facts! (182 pages) Format: Softcover Cost: $15.00 each.
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Contrary
to Popular View, Birth Rates Increased Among Unmarried Women in their
Twenties,
Child Trends, March 2002.
Press Release excerpt:
Recent statements applauding the stabilization of the out-of-wedlock birth
rate, sometimes credited to welfare reform, have not looked at the whole
picture. While the overall rate of nonmarital childbearing has stabilized,
a recent examination of the numbers shows offsetting trends by age. Between
1996 and 2000, the nonmarital birth rate declined for teens, but actually
increased for women in their twenties.
Women aged 20-29 account for 56% of the 1.3 million nonmarital births
in the U.S. The nonmarital birth rate for women aged 20-24 rose from 70.7
per 1,000 births in 1996 to 74.5 in 2000. It rose for women aged 25-29
from 56.8 in 1996 to 62.2 in 2000. However, the nonmarital teen birth
rate fell from 42.9 per 1000 births in 1996 to 39.6 in 2000, continuing
the decline in the teen birth rate which began in 1991. Overall, the rate
changed only slightly, from 44.8 in 1996 to 45.2 in 2000, among unmarried
women aged 15-44.
For a copy
of the complete report, visit the
Child Trends web site .
Joint custody best for kids after divorce, study says ; Contact
with both parents helps children's behavior, school performance and
self-esteem, Karen S. Peterson, USA Today, March 25, 2002.
Abstract:
The study defines joint custody as either physical custody, in which the
youngster spends time with each parent, or shared legal custody, in which
the child lives with one parent but both share decision-making and stay
involved. This keeps the father in the loop, which helps a child adjust
to parental divorce, experts say. [Robert Bauserman] examined 33 studies
that looked at ...
For a copy of the complete article, visit the USA
Today web site. Note: A fee may be necessary to obtain the article.
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Are
Children Whose Parents Left Welfare Better Off? Research Finds Small
Differences Between Children of Current and Former Welfare Recipients,
Child Trends, March 2002.
Press
Release excerpt:
Research
released today indicates that children's risk for poor developmental
outcomes was not alleviated when their parents left welfare. The research
has not supported either side in the 1996 welfare reform debate -
those arguing that children would be at greater risk or those arguing
that policies such as work requirements and time limits would benefit
children. What the research continues to conclude is that poverty
and the disadvantages associated with poverty are key risk factors
for children, whether their parents have left welfare, remain on welfare
or have never entered the welfare system.
"Children
whose families transitioned off welfare are not consistently better
or worse off," said Dr. Kathryn Tout, senior research associate
at Child Trends. "We only found two differences between these two
groups of children on the health, education and behavior measures
we analyzed. One showed a positive trend for children leaving welfare,
while the other was negative. What we continue to find is that both
groups of children are at substantially higher risk than children
in higher income families."
For
a copy of the complete report, visit the
Child Trends web site .
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