Welcome to the Council on Contemporary Families! We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing the press and public
with the latest research and best-practice findings about American families.
CCF is excited to announce the 2026 cohort of the Frank F. Furstenberg Early Career
Scholars! Congratulations to Eman Tadros, Allison Dunatchik, Jasmine Coleman, and
Allison Daminger.
New research suggests that, while maternal depressive symptoms are common around the
world, both national policies as well as personal resources play a role in women’s
recovery from depressive symptoms during the early years of their child’s life.
Falling birth rates in the U.S. have raised concerns that the current total fertility
rate (TFR) has fallen "below replacement" level. In reality, the relationship between
current fertility rates and population decline is not straightforward.
In a new brief report, authors note that concerns about “depopulation” are widespread
but caution against alarm. Population projections are useful guides, but not crystal
balls.
In a new symposium, CCF brings together leading experts to discuss how immigration,
abortion, student debt, and LGBTQIA+ related policies affect families.
In a new brief report, Dr. Molly Martin explores how economic development and other
policies that increase community income can reduce incidence of low birth weight
In a new brief report, Richard Petts, Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, and Reed Donithen discuss
why it is time for policies and workplace culture to catch up to the wave of support
for paid parental leave in the U.S.
