OPRE Research Study: Coparenting and Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education for Dads (CHaRMED) [Descriptive, Exploratory Study]

The purpose of the CHaRMED study is to better understand the services that federal and non-federal fatherhood programs provide in the areas of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) and coparenting to learn what strategies hold promise for promoting fathers’ active engagement in these services. To accomplish this, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has contracted with Child Trends to conduct semi-structured interviews with fatherhood program and community partner staff, fathers who are not currently enrolled and/or participating in healthy romantic or coparenting relationship services (“nonparticipating” fathers), and curriculum developers; focus groups with fathers who are currently enrolled in fatherhood programs and attending healthy romantic or coparenting relationship services (participating fathers) and coparents; and on-site program observations of fatherhood programs. Materials for this descriptive, exploratory study received OMB approval on February 03, 2020 (OMB #0970-0540). Data collection began in March 2020 just as many states and local jurisdictions were beginning to implement social distancing guidance to contain the spread of COVID-19. As a result, ACF seeks to modify several components of the CHaRMED study’s design so that the study can continue data collection using remote procedures and so that the study can address a few new questions related to how COVID-19 may be affecting fathers, coparents, and the programs that serve them. Additional modifications are requested to account for minor updates to the study’s target population of fathers and the data collection instruments. The following documents have been updated: Instrument 2. Interview Protocol with Fatherhood Program Staff Instrument 3. Interview Protocol with Program Partner Staff Instrument 4. Interview Protocol with Nonparticipating Fathers Instrument 5. Interview Protocol Fathers Instrument 6. Interview Protocol Coparents Appendix G. CHaRMED Consent Forms Supporting Statements A and B

The latest form for OPRE Research Study: Coparenting and Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education for Dads (CHaRMED) [Descriptive, Exploratory Study] expires 2021-02-28 and is listed under ICR 202004-0970-014.

Instrument 1: Screener for selecting fatherhood sites – Screened, not selected for data collection

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