Did you know? The Impact of Fatherless Homes

What Statistics Tell Us 63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes 90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes * U.S. Bureau of the Census 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Center for Disease Control) 80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Criminal Justice & Behavior)

More Statistics 71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools) 75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes (Rainbows for all God’s Children) 70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes. (U.S. Dept of Justice)

Children from a fatherless home are… statistics

The Shocking Statistics 5 times more likely to commit suicide 32 times more likely to run away 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders 14 times more likely to commit rape 9 times more likely to drop out of high school

Shocking Statistics Continued 10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances 9 times more likely to end up in a state – operated institution 20 times more likely to end up in prison

Child Support Statistics Fathers with joint custody pay 90.2% of all child support ordered Fathers with limited visitation rights pay 79.1% of child support ordered 44.5% of fathers with no visitation rights financially support their children

Custodial Mothers 30% of custodial moms not receiving child support have never asked for or do not want it. 25% of custodial moms do not receive child support because the father is unable to pay. 20% of custodial moms not receiving child support have made other financial arrangements with the fathers. 11% of custodial moms not receiving child support do not have a child support order

“Of ten million custodial mothers only 7% do not receive child support because of a deadbeat dad.” org/statistics

The Effect on Daughters Daughters of single parents without a father involved are 53% more likely to marry as teenagers 711% more likely to have children as teenagers 164% more likely to have a pre-marital birth 92% more likely to get divorced themselves

The Survey by The University of Texas at Austin with 701 fathers showed that… 91% of fathers agreed that there is a father- absence crisis in America

Researchers at Columbia University found… Children living in 2 parent households with a poor relationship with their father are 68% more likely to smoke, drink or use drugs compared to all teens in 2 parent households.

Children with fathers who are involved Are 40% less likely to repeat a grade in school. National Household Education Survey

Children with fathers involved Are more likely to get As in school

Children with fathers involved… Are more likely to enjoy school and engage in extracurricular activities.

Even in high crime neighborhoods, 90% of children from stable 2 parent homes where the father is involved do not become delinquents. (Development and Psychopathology)

“Without two parents, working together as a team, the child has more difficulty learning the combination of empathy, reciprocity, fairness and self-command that people ordinarily take for granted. If the child does not learn this at home, society will have to manage his behavior in some other way. He may have to be rehabilitated, incarcerated, or otherwise restrained. In this case, prisons will substitute for parents.” Parents or Prisons by Jennifer Roback Morse