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Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives

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Coakley, TM; Shears, JK; Randolph, SD
Published in: Child and Youth Services
December 2, 2014

Fathers who are uninvolved or play minimal roles in their children's lives may unwittingly have adverse effects on their psychosocial development. In 2003, only 54% of nearly a half million children in foster care in the United States had contact with their fathers, compared to 72% of children from the general population. There are multiple, complex personal, familial, societal, and agency barriers that limit fathers’ involvement with their children. We provide recommendations for child welfare agencies to modify their policies to be equitable and financially helpful to fathers, and engage fathers in case planning about their children's safety, well-being and permanency.

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Child and Youth Services

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1545-2298

ISSN

0145-935X

Publication Date

December 2, 2014

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

343 / 364

Related Subject Headings

  • 4409 Social work
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Coakley, T. M., Shears, J. K., & Randolph, S. D. (2014). Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives. Child and Youth Services, 35(4), 343–364. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2014.972550
Coakley, T. M., J. K. Shears, and S. D. Randolph. “Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives.” Child and Youth Services 35, no. 4 (December 2, 2014): 343–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2014.972550.
Coakley TM, Shears JK, Randolph SD. Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives. Child and Youth Services. 2014 Dec 2;35(4):343–64.
Coakley, T. M., et al. “Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives.” Child and Youth Services, vol. 35, no. 4, Dec. 2014, pp. 343–64. Scopus, doi:10.1080/0145935X.2014.972550.
Coakley TM, Shears JK, Randolph SD. Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives. Child and Youth Services. 2014 Dec 2;35(4):343–364.

Published In

Child and Youth Services

DOI

EISSN

1545-2298

ISSN

0145-935X

Publication Date

December 2, 2014

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

343 / 364

Related Subject Headings

  • 4409 Social work
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services