Supporting Responsible Fatherhood Program (Fatherhood FIRE)

Last updated: January 8, 2026
Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

HERO Dads Program

Clinical Study ID

NCT05311592
2021-12757
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Montefiore Medical Center (in partnership with BronxWorks) is implementing a large-scope program to promote responsible fatherhood in the Bronx among low-income adult (18 years or older) fathers with non-custodial children (under the age of 24). The program, called HERO Dads (Healthy, Empowered, Resilient, Open Dads), will promote responsible fatherhood by enhancing relationship and anger-management skills and providing marriage education; providing skills-based parenting education, disseminating information about good parenting practices, and encouraging child support payments (in partnership with our local OCSE); and fostering economic stability by providing employment-related supports inclusive of job search, vocational skills training, job referrals, and job retention.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Non-custodial fathers who are 18 years or older

  • Have non-custodial children (biological, foster, adopted) under the age of 24

  • Income below 200% poverty line

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active intimate partner violence and increased risk of intimate partner violence

Study Design

Total Participants: 496
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: HERO Dads Program
Phase:
Study Start date:
April 01, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
June 10, 2025

Study Description

The program model is based on the premise that relationship and parenting skills can be taught, and will lead to improvements in relationships (knowledge about relationships, communication skills, stress management, reduction in destructive conflict), parenting (knowledge about child development, engagement with non-custodial children, effective parenting, co-parent communication, child well-being), and economic status (vocational skills, new employment or career advancement, financial literacy, child support). The investigator will provide core relationship and relationship education workshops using an empirically supported curriculum (24/7 Dad) plus employment workshops, numerous supplemental activities to promote responsible fatherhood, individualized vocational case management, and job-driven employment services. In total, the investigator expects to enroll 1,475 non-custodial fathers in the program and provide an average of 34 hours of total programming per participant (including 24 hours of core workshops), which the investigator believes is a sufficient dosage to detect impacts.

Connect with a study center

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx 5110266, New York 5128638 10451
    United States

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