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Red States Can Lead the Way on Marriage and Fatherhood

“If we care about our children, if we care about the vibrancy of our communities, we have no choice but to have the conversation” about absent fatherhood, said Chris Sprowls, who served as a prosecutor in Florida before going on to become speaker of the state house in 2020. In his work on cases involving gangs and homicide, he found — over and over again — that the vast majority of the young men he prosecuted had grown up without a father in the home. Read More

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What's the Plan? Cohabitation, Engagement, and Divorce

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Making Smartphones and App Stores Safe for Kids: Federal, State, and Industry Measures

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Protecting Teens From Big Tech: 5 Policy Ideas for States

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Become your own marriage and family expert by browsing our various materials below on such trending topics as Divorce, Cohabitation, Dating, Fatherhood, Family Structure, Marital Health, and Parenting.

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4 in 10 U.S. births to unmarried women.
69% of America’s children live in two-parent families.
36.5% of single-mother families live in poverty.
40% of America’s children live in a cohabiting household by age 12.
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