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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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Latent Profiles of Nonresidential Father Engagement Six Years After Divorce Predict Long-Term Offspring Outcomes.

This study examined profiles of nonresidential father engagement (i.e., support to the adolescent, contact frequency, remarriage, relocation, and interparental conflict) with their adolescent children (N = 156) 6 to 8 years following divorce and the prospective relation between these profiles and…

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Moving Forward (video)

People with certain risk factors may be more likely to experience violence. Meanwhile, protective factors can help buffer people from violence. This video humanizes both types of factors by using actors on a stage to show how people can move up or get held back in life. It will ultimately show how increasing what protects people from violence and reducing what puts people at risk for it benefits everyone.

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Video: Sesame Street in Communities: Parental Addiction – Meet Salia

Families can get through tough times and come out stronger. Sesame Street in Communities brings free video content of everyone's favorite, furry Muppet friends as they help children and the adults in their lives reach their highest potential. Grover and the gang will tackle a variety of topics that face children in the areas of health and well-being, school readiness, and emotional well-being. Salia’s video helps children understand that with love and support families can cope with addiction.

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Video: How Alzheimer's Changes the Brain

This four-minute video provided by the National Institute on Aging provides an overview of Alzheimer’s disease. The Office of Family Assistance is providing this resource in honor of World Alzheimer’s Month in September 2021

Fact Sheet

Why You Should Talk with Your Child About Alcohol and Other Drugs

SAMHSA presents five reasons that parents should talk with their children about alcohol and other drugs.

Fact Sheet

Growing Up with Vaccines: What Should Parents Know?

Why Vaccinate? On-time vaccination throughout childhood is essential because it helps provide immunity before children are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases. Vaccines are tested to ensure that they are safe and effective for children to receive at the recommended ages.

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Not So Different, Read Aloud Story by Shane Burcaw

Shane Burcaw is a 26-year-old YouTube content creator, author, and disability advocate with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). In this video, a reader from the Chippewa Falls Public Library for Kids reads aloud his short book, Not So Different, where he shares answers to common questions he is asked. Parents can watch this video with children of all abilities to raise awareness and break the stigma around living with SMA. Children will appreciate his humor and direct answers.

Fact Sheet

Booklets & Fact Sheet - American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association

ACPA Family Services offers information about cleft and craniofacial care. ACPA's educational materials are written for individuals and families affected by cleft and craniofacial experts.

ACPA Family Services ofrece información sobre el cuidado craneofacial y de fisuras. Los materiales educativos de la ACPA están escritos para las personas y familias afectadas por expertos en hendiduras y craneofaciales.

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Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It

When the stress in your life just doesn’t let up, and it feels like you have no support to get through the day—let alone do everything you need to do to be the best parent you can be—it can seem like there’s nothing that can make it better. But there are resources that can help, and this kind of stress—known as “toxic stress”—doesn’t have to define your life.

In this video, learn more about what toxic stress is, how it can affect you, and what you can do—both by yourself and in connection with your community—to deal with what you’re experiencing. Because even when toxic stress is…

Fact Sheet

What are Childhood Mental Disorders?

Mental health is not simply the absence of a mental disorder. Children who don’t have a mental disorder might differ in how well they are doing, and children who have the same diagnosed mental disorder might differ in their strengths and weaknesses in how they are developing and coping, and in their quality of life. Mental health as a continuum and the identification of specific mental disorders are both ways to understand how well children are doing.

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Engaging and Supporting Native Fathers: Targeted Resources for Tribal Child Welfare

This resource provides many links to selected articles, programs, and resources that focus on engaging and supporting Native fathers.

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