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In recent years there has been considerable research from the US on positive outcomes for children whose fathers become ‘involved’ in their care. The purpose of a UK study carried out by Drs. Eirini Flouri and Ann Buchanan at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford, was to discover whether there was similar evidence in the UK using longitudinal data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS). NCDS is an ongoing longitudinal study of some 17,000 children who were born in England, Wales and Scotland in one week in 1958. These children have been followed up at…
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This paper briefly summarizes the research on fathers and their children's development, describes some new directions for programs to promote men's involvement that are suggested by the results, and describes a father involvement program launched recently by the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP). (Author abstract)
This report describes the activities and outcomes of the Fatherhood Initiative in South Carolina. The initiative funded ten fatherhood programs in twelve sites across the State. The report discusses the characteristics of the participants, barriers that are faced by fathers, components of the fatherhood programs, and the success of the programs. Findings from the initiative indicate 60% of the 2,437 men who entered the program were unemployed, and 55% did not have a high school degree. As a result of being in the program, 408 obtained employment, 214 improved their earnings, 597 received job…
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During the past two decades, the field of responsible fatherhood has grown considerably both at the national and state levels. This guide lists many organizations dedicated to sustaining this growth and advancing effective advocacy. Site teams can and should capitalize on this trend, but must also recognize some of the field's strengths, vulnerabilities, and key needs. In recent years, practitioners have learned much about what it takes to restore fathers to their families. And though the list of services that fatherhood programs should include is long, most of these services are already…
