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Intergenerational poverty is a weight on the backs of millions of Americans, keeping many from achieving their full potential, for their own benefit and that of society.  [Greg J. Duncan and [...]

More are pessimistic than optimistic about the future of the family; relatively few see marriage and parenthood as central to a fulfilling life. [Kim Parker and Rachel Minkin – Pew Research [...]

The American family has undergone significant change in recent decades. There is no longer one predominant family form, and Americans are experiencing family life in increasingly diverse ways. [...]

This brief deals with ways to solve the fact that the United States is one of only seven countries in the world without any kind of national paid parental leave policy, and the majority of [...]

More than a quarter of adults surveyed say they or a member of their family has been addicted to prescription painkillers or other illegal opioids, and nearly 1 in 10 adults has had a family [...]

While we should enact affordable child care and parental-leave policies because they’re good for society, we should be under no illusions that they will change that trajectory — we will need [...]

About one in three infants were enrolled each year between 2010 and 2021. Geographic differences in early enrollment rates, however, suggest that decisionmakers could do more to help eligible [...]

With 70% of couples living together before marriage in the US, it is important to understand how and when cohabitation is associated with poorer odds of marital success. [Scott M. Stanley & [...]

The historical origins of unequal access to crucial supports for children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development are rooted in policies that intentionally segregated and limited [...]

There are more than 83 million families in the United States, and 80.1% of them have at least one working family member. Here are some of the ways the Department of Labor supports working [...]