Family life and economic status are closely intertwined. Fertility, family formation, family structure, parental relationship dissolution, multiple-partner fertility, and family complexity patterns vary by socioeconomic status, as do parenting behaviors and the quality of children’s home environments. The family contexts in which children are born and raised are, in turn, associated with their own economic and social well-being throughout their lives.

Why Early Financial Support for New Parents Is a Good Investment
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- May 18 2022

COVID-19 and Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers
- Tova Walsh, Michael Hoffmeister, Laura Zimmerman, and Sarah Meier
- Report
- May 2022

Understanding and Addressing Fathers’ Mental Health
- Tova Walsh, Darryl Davidson, Sheehan Fisher, and Daniel Singley
- Webinar
- April 27 2022

Lindsey Bullinger on Evaluating Risk of Child Maltreatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Lindsey Bullinger
- Podcasts
- March 07 2022

Quentin Riser on Family Income Instability and How it Might Affect Kids’ School Readiness
- Quentin Riser
- Podcasts
- January 20 2022

A Conversation with Andrea Elliott, author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
- Andrea Elliott and Darcey Merritt
- Webinar
- January 12 2022

Andrea Elliott and Darcey Merritt in Conversation about Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
- Andrea Elliott and Darcey Merritt
- Podcasts
- January 12 2022

Anna Gassman-Pines on Early Impacts of the Pandemic for Parents in Service Occupations
- Anna Gassman-Pines
- Podcasts
- December 20 2021

Amy Castro on Early Results from Guaranteed Income Programs
- Amy Castro
- Podcasts
- December 15 2021

Fatherhood During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Tova Walsh, Darryl Davidson, Shawna Lee, and Derek Miller
- Webinar
- November 04 2021