Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study
@ffcws.bsky.social
Formerly known as Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study. A longitudinal urban birth cohort study.
Princeton University | ColumbiaUniversity | Notre Dame
ffcws.princeton.edu
Princeton University | ColumbiaUniversity | Notre Dame
ffcws.princeton.edu
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📣 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!
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!
🚨Publication alert! 🚨Recently published research findings using #FFdata suggest severe housing insecurity in early childhood, even with relative improvement over time, threaten long-term mental health #FFpubs tinyurl.com/4zx9em36
Trajectories of Childhood Housing Insecurity and Links to Emerging Adulthood Depression: A Repeated Measures Latent Class Approach
Nearly one in three emerging adults experience depression. Past exposure to socioeconomic hardship increases risk, but little research investigates how disparate trajectories of childhood housing ins...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
🚨Publication alert! 🚨Recently published research findings using #FFdata suggest severe housing insecurity in early childhood, even with relative improvement over time, threaten long-term mental health #FFpubs tinyurl.com/4zx9em36
🚨Publication alert! 🚨 A new study using #FFdata found school absences due to skipping were more strongly and negatively associated with educational outcomes compared with health-related absences #FFpubs tinyurl.com/4td4ndu7
Missing School, Missing Milestones: Do Early High School Absences Link to Lower Long-Term Educational Outcomes? | Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study
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February 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
🚨Publication alert! 🚨 A new study using #FFdata found school absences due to skipping were more strongly and negatively associated with educational outcomes compared with health-related absences #FFpubs tinyurl.com/4td4ndu7
📣 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!
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!
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
📣 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!
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!
Call for Applications! The Harvard Pop Center is now recruiting for the 2026–2028 cohort of Harvard Bell Postdoctoral Fellows. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2026. Please share!
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January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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
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January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
#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
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January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
#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
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January 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#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
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January 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#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
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January 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
#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
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January 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
#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
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January 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#FFdata at #SSWR2026: Three presentations using #FFdata will begin in 15 minutes. Learn more: tinyurl.com/nhh84nu4
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
#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
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January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#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
Join us for happy hour at Lucha Rosa from 5pm-6:30pm!
📍1011 K St NW, 13th Floor
📍1011 K St NW, 13th Floor
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Join us for happy hour at Lucha Rosa from 5pm-6:30pm!
📍1011 K St NW, 13th Floor
📍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
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January 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
#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
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January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#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