Perinatal Equity Initiative • 2019 – 2024 Results Fatherhood/Partners

Background

Fatherhood or Partnership interventions promote the importance of having fathers and/or partners engaged in the process of bolstering the mothers' mental, emotional and physical health both during pregnancy and postpartum.¹

Eight local health jurisdictions (LHJs) selected Fathers/Partners as an intervention for their community.

Some LHJs are using evidence-based models with adaptations such as 24/7 Dad®² and others have developed innovative approaches.

In collaboration with their communities, all LHJs implementing Fatherhood/Partner outlined the intended benefits (“Is Anyone Better Off?” measures) for fathers/partners participating in the intervention as listed below. These benefits might be in addition to what was originally described as outcomes for evidence-based interventions.

• Improved knowledge of pregnancy support and involvement with their child's mother.
• Provided greater support and involvement with their child's mother.
• Improved co-parenting skills while interacting with their child's mother.

Successes

Combined enrollment in the programs increased over the years, from 101 participants and 59 sessions provided in fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 to 900 participants and 653 sessions in FY 2023-2024. Starting in FY 2021-2022, most participants were satisfied with the sessions (95% or higher across intervention years) and felt supported by staff (95% or higher). The percentage of participants who reported experiencing the intended benefits of the Fatherhood/Partner interventions has remained high (80% or higher) since FY 2021-2022.

Dashboard

Use the dropdown in the dashboard below to explore Fatherhood/Partners performance measures by fiscal year. Please see the footnotes to learn how many LHJs reported data (for at least one measure) for a given FY. Refer to dashboard instructions to learn more about how to use the dashboard.

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References

1. Rosenberg, J., Bradford Wilcox, W., and Children's Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children. N.p., 2006. Accessed on February 4^th, 2026. The Importance of Fathers in the Healthy Development of Children - Child Welfare Information Gateway
2. 24:7 DAD®. Accessed on February 4^th, 2026. Shop by Program - 24:7 Dad® - FatherSource™ by National Fatherhood Initiative®