Dr. Charles Clayton Daniels (STH ’20) in Forbes “Uplifting Black Fathers in America”
This press release was originally published by Forbes on Feb 14, 2022. The full article can be found here.
Nearly 20 million kids in the U.S. are growing up without a relationship with their fathers, which is strongly correlated to these kids experiencing a range of lifelong adversities from poverty, to school performance, to social and emotional problems. What if physically “absent” fathers could nonetheless be emotionally present, available, and supportive? This is the question that drives Dr. Charles Daniels, founder of Boston-based Fathers’ Uplift.
Daniels and his team have created the country’s first mental health and substance abuse treatment facility, specifically for fathers and families. Fathers’ Uplift works with primarily Black fathers to overcome barriers that prevent them from remaining engaged in their children’s lives. The model is spreading nationwide, serving thousands of dads directly, and changing the culture of care.
Read the full Q&A with Dr. Daniels here.