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Bookmark or Share- Mental Health and the Single Parent | Mental Health AmericaTwenty-three percent of U.S. children under age 18 live with one percent and no other adults, compared to 7% of children worldwide. [1] One-quarter of parents living in the U.S. today are unmarried. [2] In 2020, about 15.21 million children lived with a single mother in the U.S., compared to about 3.27 million children living with a single father.
- Single parent - WikipediaA single parent family is a family with children that is headed by a single parent. [1] [2] [3] [4] History. Single parenthood has been common historically due to parental mortality rate due to disease, wars, homicide, work accidents and maternal mortality.
- Single parenting and today’s familyAmerican Psychological Association. (2019, October 31). Single parenting and today’s family. https://www.apa.org/topics/parenting/single-parent. Today single parent families have become even more common than the so-called “nuclear family” consisting of a mother, father, and children.
- As single motherhood takes off, American children's chance of ... - NPRThe U.S. has the world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center study. Almost a quarter, or 23% of U.S. children under age 18, live...
- Child Well-Being in Single-Parent FamiliesBlog. Child Well-Being in Single-Parent Families. Updated April 6, 2024 | Posted August 1, 2022. By the Annie E. Casey Foundation. This post highlights the latest statistics and demographic trends involving children in single-parent families.
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