U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Strategies to encourage father involvement are of increasing interest to policymakers. To provide information for individuals and organizations interested in supporting responsible fatherhood, the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, in the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, contracted with Mathematica to conduct a systematic review of research on programs serving low-income fathers. The Strengthening Families Evidence Review includes studies with a range of designs, such as those that assess program effectiveness and those that report on program implementation only.
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Systematic Reviews Bridge Conflicting Studies to Help Support Policy and Program Decisions
In recent years, systematic reviews have been used to inform new policy initiatives, especially at the federal level, as well as funding decisions and program development. Systematic reviews involve a thorough review of the research literature on an issue, and use an objective and transparent approach to synthesize the research to determine the overall impacts of a program, policy, or practice. Mathematica conducts systematic reviews across a range of disciplines. We develop and apply standards for assessing the quality and soundness of existing research, enabling clients and practitioners to use research more effectively in policy decisions and practice.
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