Emy Moore Brookins

This is one in every four child in Gen Z. It's 25%.

Approximately 17.6 through 19 million Gen Z all over the United States have grown up

with the idea and in a real reality of fatherlessness.

This is concerning for a generation that is progressing in a way that is no longer adapting to the principles of marriage, which is so scary and sad because kids need

mothers and fathers.

We need men more than ever.

And I'm talking about like real men who know how to step up and be emotionally intelligent and mature and provided and intentional with their children.

And it has impacted my generation.

And I don't want to speak necessarily from just a physical place where I understand the weight of growing up

Dealing with the tension and trying to fill the gap of fatherlessness in my life, we see it all over.

Statistics tells us, a little wider statistics, tells us that 90% of homeless youth come from fatherless households and high percentages of incarcerated youth.

So 90% of Gen Z that are homeless come from fatherless households.

Children in father absent families are roughly two to four times more likely to live in poverty compared to those in two parent households.

Terrence from father absent homes are twice likely to experience mental health and behavioral problems and.

as those in two-parent homes.

And sources often cite that 63% of youth suicide come from fatherless households, a rate several times higher than average.

And if you don't want to say it, I will.

We are living in a very orphaned generation.

I want to tell you guys about something I witnessed that I haven't been able to testify about.

And it was a conference I spoke in May of 2025.