Human Services News

Chapin Hall: Governing for Children and Families:

Almost 25 million children in the U.S. are growing up in families without a father present, a number roughly two-and-half times higher than four decades ago.

A growing body of research documents ways children benefit when they have engaged fathers, including better school performance, reduced substance abuse, less crime and delinquency, fewer emotional and other behavioral problems, and less risk of abuse or neglect.

Federal initiatives have helped states create a broad array of programs that actively engage fathers in the lives of their families.

This web conference will analyze fatherhood research and programming as part of a broader movement to strengthen families.

Web Conference
March 19, 2008
1 pm ET / 12 pm CT / 11 am MT / 10 am PT

Panelists will also discuss promising strategies that some states are implementing to increase father involvement, and the potential for expanding and improving programs as new and continuing funding sources become available.

Moderator: Patrick Boyle, Youth Today The web conference is free and space is limited.

If multiple people in your office want to participate, please have only one person register and your group can view the web conference together.

To join the web conference, you need a computer with an Internet connection.

You can listen to the conference by telephone or over the Internet.

We will post a recording of the web conference on our web site for those who cannot attend the live event.