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Strengthening the Role of Unmarried Fathers: Findings from the Co‐Parent Court Project
Author(s) -
Marczak Mary S.,
Becher Emily H.,
Hardman Alisha M.,
Galos Dylan L.,
Ruhland Ebony
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/famp.12134
Subject(s) - coparenting , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , politics , political science , law , psychiatry
While the importance of fathers in unmarried coparent families is a strong area of social and political interest, a dearth of community‐based interventions exists for supporting the role of fathers in at‐risk families. The Co‐Parent Court ( CPC ) was a 3‐year demonstration project evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative intervention to support unmarried coparents establishing paternity and improving their coparenting relationships and paternal involvement in their child's life. A randomized‐control experimental design was employed. The paper will explore father involvement and coparent relationship outcomes.