Family Structure

Family structure refers to the composition of children and parental figures in a family. Family complexity is used to describe families that are not composed only of two biological parents and their joint children and in which neither parent has experienced multiple-partner fertility.

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Understanding Single Fatherhood: Parenting Experiences and Pathways to Support

  • Tova Walsh, Mario Drain, James Sésay, and Stacey L. Shipe
  • Webinar
  • 2026
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Lucie Schmidt on How The Social Safety Net Has Changed Since Welfare Reform

  • Lucie Schmidt
  • Podcasts
  • 2025
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Katherine Michelmore On Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Housing Stability for Low-Income Families

  • Katherine Michelmore
  • Podcasts
  • 2024
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Children Living in Grandparent-Led and Multigenerational Families: Implications for Policy and Practice

  • Natasha Pilkauskas, J. Michael Collins, and LaShawnDa Pittman
  • Webinar
  • 2023
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Effects of Medicaid Birth Cost Recovery Policy Changes on Child Support Outcomes

  • Tiffany Green, Steven T. Cook, Hoa Vu
  • Report
  • 2023
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Recognizing the Diversity of Fathers and Families in Child and Family Services

  • Tova Walsh, Alvin Thomas, Cristina Wilson, and Darryl Davidson
  • Webinar
  • 2023
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Hope Harvey on Doubled-Up Households

  • Hope Harvey
  • Podcasts
  • 2022
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Expanding Inclusion of Fathers in Perinatal and Early Childhood Programs

  • Tova Walsh, Darryl Davidson, Kevin Gruenberg, and Calvin Williams
  • Webinar
  • 2022
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Understanding and Addressing Fathers’ Mental Health

  • Tova Walsh, Darryl Davidson, Sheehan Fisher, and Daniel Singley
  • Webinar
  • 2022
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A Conversation with Andrea Elliott, author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

  • Andrea Elliott and Darcey Merritt
  • Webinar
  • 2022