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The NRFC Library is a collection of materials to build a knowledge base around fathers, fatherhood, and operating a Responsible Fatherhood program. It also houses all resources created by the NRFC, including fact sheets, PSAs, and past webinars.

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Journal Article

An Examination of Fathers’ Mental Health Help Seeking: A Brief Report.

Fathers’ mental health help seeking is an understudied area. Using participants (N = 1,989) from the Fragile Familiesand Child Wellbeing Study, this study hypothesized that few fathers would seek mental health services; and increasesin anxiety, depression, and parental stress would predict less…

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The Alabama Department of Child Abuse Prevention - The Children's Trust Fund 2007-2008 Evaluation Report.

The Alabama Department of Child Abuse Prevention (DCAP) -- The Children's Trust Fund (CTF) has a more than 25 year history as the only state agency explicitly focused on educating our communities about child abuse and neglect and providing prevention programs. DCAP is focused on supporting family-strengthening community programs andinvesting upfront in efforts to enhance the chance that children in our state grow up in a nurturing and supportive home. A 2007 study by the Universityof Alabama revealed that child abuse and neglect costs taxpayers $520,800,290 every year.In Project Year 2007-…

Fact Sheet

Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage: What's the Connection?

Marriage and relationship education (MRE) andresponsible fatherhood (RF) programs share the goalof improving the lives of children by strengtheningthe interpersonal skills of their parents. The origins of these program areas are distinct: MRE beganprimarily as a way to prepare couples for marriagewhereas RF was originally designed to prepareunmarried fathers to reconnect with their childrenand families. However, a common purpose has emerged between the two fields. According to the U.S. Census, more than 2.5 million children areraised in families without their biological father. This statistic…

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