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The NRFC Library is a collection of materials to build a knowledge base around fathers, fatherhood, and operating a Responsible Fatherhood program. It also houses all resources created by the NRFC, including fact sheets, PSAs, and past webinars.

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Effective Strategies for Working with Fathers Returning from Prison (NRCF Webinar)

This National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Webinar, Effective Strategies for Working with Fathers Returning from Prison, held in July 2012 provided ideas and resources to guide work with fathers who are returning to the community from prison. The webinar included information on: Federal…

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Strengthening the Role of Fathers in Families : Report on a Federal Conference.
This conference discusses the the state of fathers in the workforce. Federal agencies and front-line practitioners are seeking ways to maximize opportunities for fathers' involvement with their families. Increasingly, federal employers and service providers are embracing the notion that, as one participant said, "Time is the currency of fatherhood." Creative work and family initiatives such as father-friendly leave policies, alternative scheduling, and telecommunity enable fathers to make family time a priority.
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Quality of Father-Child Interactions and Child Abuse Predictors in Wife Batterers.

This study investigated the quality of parenting among men who abused their wives. Data were collected from 92 men referred to battering intervention programs about variables that predicted child maltreatment, including batterers' age, history of maltreatment during childhood, exposure to the abuse of their mother, substance abuse, child's age and gender, number of children, and frequency and severity of spouse abuse. The parenting skills of the men were assessed and rated as violent, nonviolent, or positive. In addition, the wives of 16 of the men were also asked to assess parenting and…

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