Happy Fathers Day

STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR FATHERS

90% of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. [US D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census]

71% of pregnant teenagers lack a father. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services press release, Friday, March 26, 1999]

71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. (National Principals Association Report).

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (US Dept. Of Health/Census) – 5 times the average.

75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes – 10 times the average.

Girls 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 and 92% more likely to get divorced themselves.

80% of rapists with anger problems come from fatherless homes –14 times the average. (Justice & Behavior, Vol 14, p. 403-26)

90% of adolescent repeat arsonists live without their father. [Wray Herbert, “Dousing the Kindlers,” Psychology Today]

85% of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Center for Disease Control)

The overall rate of child abuse and neglect in single-parent households is 27.3 children per 1,000, whereas the rate of overall maltreatment in two-parent households is 15.5 per 1,000.

70% of youths in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes – 9 times the average. Even after controlling for income, youths in father-absent households still had significantly higher odds of incarceration than those in mother-father families. Youths who never had a father in the household experienced the highest odds. (Dept. of Justice)

A study of 13,986 women in prison showed that more than half grew up without their father.

Thanks for posting this. Fatherlessness is clearly one of the biggest contributions to the collapse of our culture.