Where fatherhood research becomes public policy conversation.
CONVERSATION STARTER
This Week’s Policy Question
How should fatherhood policy account for safety, co-parenting maturity, legal recognition, and economic mobility at the same time?
69%
Black Children are born to unwed parents
Research, Policy, and Public Conversation
LATEST NEWS
Each week, the Moynihan Institute highlights emerging research, policy questions, public commentary, and conversations that help translate fatherhood research into practice, policy, and public understanding.
CONVERSATION STARTER
This Week’s Policy Question
MEDIA WATCH
The Myth of the Missing Black Father
RESEARCH BRIEF
Paternal Mortality During Early Childhood
A plain-language research explainer connecting emerging scholarship on father loss, early childhood development, family stability, and policy response.
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE
Research Library Spotlight
Each week, the Institute features one paper, brief, or report with a plain-language synopsis, key findings, policy implications, and a download or access link.
EVENTS
Upcoming Conversation
Join researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders for public discussions on fatherhood, family stability, co-parenting, child well-being, and the systems that shape family life.
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Video Archive
About the Institute
Research with fathers at the center and families in full view.
The Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy was created to examine the issues that shape Black family life through a father-focused research and policy lens.
The Institute does not simply revisit the Moynihan Report. It moves beyond it by asking what research, policy, and practice must now do to support fathers, strengthen families, and improve outcomes for children.
Our Foundational Areas:
Family Stability
Education
Health and Wellness
Media Representation
What We Study
