Family Structure

Family structure refers to the composition of children and parental figures in a family. Family complexity is used to describe families that are not composed only of two biological parents and their joint children and in which neither parent has experienced multiple-partner fertility.

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Supporting the Inclusion of Fathers in Child and Family Services

  • Tova Walsh, Kaleem Caire, Darryl Davidson, and Nucha Isarowong
  • Webinar
  • 2021
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Increasing Engagement of Fathers in Services Through Father-Specific Programming

  • Tova Walsh, Darryl Davidson, Brooks Griffin, and Jennifer Bellamy
  • Webinar
  • 2020
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Sarah Halpern-Meekin on “Social Poverty”

  • Sarah Halpern-Meekin
  • Podcasts
  • 2020
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Cutting Child Poverty in Half: Directions for Policymakers

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2020
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Strategies for engaging fathers in family services

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2020
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Angela Guarin: Do Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers “Trade” Earlier Families for New Ones?

  • Angela Guarin
  • Podcasts
  • 2020
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Involved fathers play an important role in children’s lives

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2020
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Many Rural Americans Are Still “Left Behind”

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2020
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Strengthening Relationships Between Noncustodial Fathers and the Mothers of Their Children

  • Tova Walsh and Darryl Davidson
  • Webinar
  • 2019
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Understanding benefit cliffs and marginal tax rates

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2019