Family Well-Being

Contents Key Themes and Findings Perspectives on Fatherhood and Family Functioning Perspectives on the PFF Program Experience Perspectives on Child Support Perspectives on Employment H

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEFMarital and Unmarried Births to Men Complex Patterns of Fatherhood Evidence from the National Survey of Family Growth, 2002 U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Contents Background Summary of Findings Implications for State Child Support Enforcement Agencies Background The recently released National Child Support Enforcement

Exploring Community Responses to Statutory Rape Final Report Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Prepared by: Michael Fishman, Karen Gardiner, and Asaph Glosser The Lewin Group

Contents Methodology Description of Nonresident Fathers of Foster Children Findings on Identifying Nonresident Fathers Findings on Locating and Contacting Nonresident Fathers Findings on Father Involvement

Prepared by: Judith Wooldridge Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Genevieve Kenney The Urban Institute Christopher Trenholm Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. with Lisa Dubay The Urban Institute Ian Hill The Urban Institute Myoung Kim Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Lorenzo Moreno Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Contents Methodology Pass-through and Disregard Results Distributing All FTRO Child Support Collections to Former Welfare Families Effects on Administrative Costs Conclusion

States increasingly are focusing on the TANF goals relating to promoting and supporting healthy marriage. To understand how state policies may affect marriage, it is useful to first examine the extent to which existing public assistance programs provide benefits to both married-parent and single-parent families.