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Increased childbearing outside marriage, more parents with children from more than one partner, and a shrinking share of married people in the U.S. population have brought new complexity to U.S. family life, and risks for the health and well-being of children and parents.

Several noted demographers and social researchers explore current trends and their implications at “The Vow Factor: Marriage, Divorce, and Family Formation and Their Impact on Health and Well-Being,” a briefing for members of Congress and their staff sponsored by California Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard, the Population Association of America, and the Association of Population Centers.

The presenters at the April 17, 2015 event include:

• Robert Moffitt, professor of economics, Johns Hopkins University.
• Andrew Cherlin, professor of sociology and public policy, Department of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University.
• Lisa Berkman, professor of public policy and epidemiology, Harvard University.
• H. Elizabeth Peters, a labor economist and demographer and director of the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, Urban Institute.