Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study

📣 Big news! We’re officially kicking off Year 27 fieldwork!

Throughout 2026, we’ll be surveying our focal children—now young adults—about their transitions to adulthood, including education, work, housing, health, family formation, and more.

Stay tuned!

Fellowship opportunity for researchers and practitioners in the fields of population sciences and/or population health!

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “What Does a Village Do for Youth? Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and Later Housing Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood” will begin in 10 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “The Impact of Childhood Eviction on Depression in Early Adulthood” with Yohan Moon will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: Two poster presentations using #FFdata will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The presentation “Structural Adversity and Justice System Persistence: The Role of Early Detention, Delinquency, and Family-level Risk Factors” with Zixiaojie Yang will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The presentation “Prenatal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Socioemotional Competence in School-Age Children: A Longitudinal Study” with June-Yung Kim will begin in 10 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “The Intergenerational Cycle of Substance Use and Its Association with Child Maltreatment and School Management: A Path Analysis” with Jinyung Kim will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: Three presentations using #FFdata will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: Today is the last day to stop by and say hello, ask questions, and grab some swag at our booth (303) in the Exhibit Hall today from 8:00am-12:00pm.

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The presentation “Impact of Child Care Subsidy on Trajectories of Maternal Employment Rate” with Wenjing Shao will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “Early Childhood Maltreatment and Young Adult Socioeconomic Status” with Lijian Zhao will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The presentation “Beyond Hardship: Ethnic Variations in Financial Stress, Neighborhood Support, and Father-Child Outcomes” with Jennifer Bellamy will begin in 10 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The presentation “Short and Long-Term Impacts of Team Participation on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental health” with Malya Hirschkowitz will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “A Person-Centered Approach of Heterogeneity in Neglect and Children’s Internalizing Behaviors in the Context of Poverty” with Favour Omondi will begin in 10 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The presentation “Examining the Mediating Role of Police-Initiated Stigma and Trauma in the Relationship between Intrusive Police Contact and Youth Mental Health Outcomes” with Chiao-Yu Yang will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “Maternal Verbal Functioning, Intimate Partner Violence, and Social-Emotional Well-Being in Elementary-Aged Children” with Wendy Zeitlin will begin in 10 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster pres. “Poverty Mobility, Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty Among Mothers in Persistent Poverty, and Factors Associated with Their Young Adult Children’s Material Hardship” with Yoonzie Chung will begin in 15 min tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The FFCWS Data Support Team will have a booth (303) in the Exhibit Hall today from 8:00am to 6:45pm. Stop by and say hello, ask your questions, and grab some swag!

Join us for happy hour at Lucha Rosa from 5pm-6:30pm!
📍1011 K St NW, 13th Floor

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: There are multiple opportunities to hear about research using #FFdata during the 3:15pm session. Check out our presentations schedule: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The poster presentation “Cumulative Housing Instability, Depression, and Positive Adolescent Functioning: Moderating Effects of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy” with Seongbo Son will begin in 15 minutes tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4

#FFdata at #SSWR2026: The FFCWS Data Support Team will have a booth (303) in the Exhibit Hall today from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Stop by and say hello, ask your questions, and grab some swag! After, join us for happy hour at Lucha Rosa from 5pm-6:30pm!

Ready for #SSWR2026? Come visit our #FFdata Team at our booth (303) in the Exhibit Hall tomorrow from 1:30pm to 4:30 pm EST and grab some swag! You can also join us for happy hour at Lucha Rosa tomorrow from 5:00pm-6:30pm. tinyurl.com/4pwhfva3

Publication alert!🚨New study using #FFdata found paternal depression was associated with a 36% higher oppositional score, 37% higher hyperactive score, and 25% higher ADHD score but not associated with cognitive problem/inattention score tinyurl.com/bt8uymtm #FFpubs

T-minus 2 days until #SSWR2026! 🎉 Visit the @FFCWS data team’s booth, catch presentations using #FFdata, and join us for a self-funded happy hour at Lucha Rosa. Check the schedule for details: tinyurl.com/4pwhfva3. See you there!

Publication alert! 🚨 Findings of a new study using #FFdata suggest CPS involvement is associated with an increase in anxiety and depression in the overall sample and in depression for Black and Hispanic/Latino young adults. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc8zstz9 #FFpubs

Publication alert! 🚨Researchers using #FFdata found dyadic bicultural competence appears protective against intimate partner violence among immigrants. Learn more about their findings: tinyurl.com/28d7hrwz #FFpubs

Publication alert! 🚨 A study using #FFdata found maternal impulsivity during early childhood, but not paternal, was significantly associated with greater residualized change in the latent factor of accelerated epigenetic age. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhhucbmw #FFpubs

Publication alert! 🚨 A new study using #FFdata found female adolescents spend less time in light physical activity & moderate-to-vigorous physical activity than male adolescents. See more of the results by sex & race/ethnicity: tinyurl.com/mwb76mu2 #FFpubs