Where fatherhood research becomes public policy conversation.
The Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy advances research, commentary, and public dialogue on fathers, families, and systems that shape the well-being of Black children and communities.
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
A powerful reminder that family policy must address father access, legal recognition, co-parenting support, and family stability together.
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
How should fatherhood policy account for safety, co-parenting maturity, legal recognition, and economic mobility at the same time?
MEDIA WATCH
The Myth of the Missing Black Father
A public-facing analysis of one-dimensional portrayals of Black fatherhood and why media narratives shape policy, practice, and self-understanding.
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.
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
The Institute organizes its work around the conditions that influence whether fathers can be present, recognized, supported, and connected to their children.
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