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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

Father Absence and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: Findings From a UK Cohort.

Background: Previous studies suggest a link between parental separation or divorce and risk of depression in adolescence. There are, however, few studies that have prospectively examined the effects of timing of biological father absence on risk for depressive symptoms in adolescence while…

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Fact Sheet

Facts on Kids in South Dakota: Poverty Measures.

This fact sheet focuses on children in poverty in South Dakota. It begins by explaining federal poverty thresholds for 2014, poverty guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, South Dakota benefits that use poverty guidelines, and the Supplemental Poverty Measure. It concludes that poverty thresholds vary by family size and number of children, but not geographically, while guidelines vary by family size and geographically. The use of the Supplemental Poverty Measure to extend the Official Poverty Measure is discussed and key differences between poverty thresholds…

Brief

Can States Improve Children's Health by Preventing Abuse and Neglect?

The federal government gives states far more money to support children who have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care than it gives them for prevention and treatment programs that could keep kids out of foster care in the first place. For a variety of reasons, the foster care caseload is falling. At the same time, evidence is mounting that well-designed programs can identify at-risk families and help resolve family problems as they emerge, often averting the need for foster care later on. Congress has the opportunity to change the funding formula under Title IV of the Social…

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