Independent, nationally representative research establishing a recurring National Benchmark of U.S. mothers.
Systems shaping children’s lives are shifting faster than national measurement has kept pace.
Existing surveys capture discrete issues; few provide integrated, recurring visibility into how maternal conditions and youth environments move together over time.
The National Benchmark of U.S. Mothers is being formalized to provide consistent, longitudinal visibility — establishing durable national indicators rather than isolated findings.
Long-range strategic planning
Policy design and oversight
Benefit and service system design
Institutional trust monitoring
Cross-sector systems alignment
Structured, Recurring National Measurement
Count on Mothers is establishing the National Benchmark of U.S. Mothers — a recurring, nationally representative measurement framework designed to track key maternal and family indicators on a consistent national cadence.
The Benchmark is anchored in a fixed core instrument and consistent sampling methodology, designed to generate stable, comparable national indicators across waves rather than isolated findings.
The objective is to establish durable national indicators that can serve as reference points for institutions shaping children’s environments over time.
Supplemental modules may be fielded periodically under defined review standards, without altering the integrity of the core indices.
All findings are governed by independent research leadership, transparent methodology, and consistent weighting protocols. A public methodology overview will accompany the inaugural release.
The inaugural wave is currently in instrument finalization and sampling preparation, with fielding planned upon completion of initial founding institutional commitments.
Maternal Stress & Capacity
Family Economic Conditions
Institutional Trust & Responsiveness
Youth Environment & Safeguard Conditions
Child Wellbeing Access
Count on Mothers applies structural safeguards that protect credibility across all research engagements and all publicly released findings.
Full research autonomy retained by Count on Mothers
Sponsors do not influence methodology, analysis, or conclusions
Clear separation between funding and findings
Transparent disclosure of financial support
Fixed national sampling framework, consistent weighting protocols, and standardized reporting practices
Count on Mothers operates independent, nationally representative research infrastructure grounded in mothers’ lived experiences.
Institutions engage in structured ways — either by supporting publicly released national measurement, participating in collaborative national studies, or commissioning confidential research aligned with internal priorities.
Across all models, we maintain full research independence, transparent methodology, and rigorous national representation.
Contribute to recurring, nationally representative research that informs cross-sector understanding.
Publicly released findings
Transparent methodology
Institutional acknowledgment
Designed for organizations supporting the establishment and sustainability of independent national measurement while preserving full research independence.
Participate in structured research aligned around shared systems-level questions.
Clearly defined scope and methodology
Public-facing research with institutional acknowledgment
Structured alignment around measurable national indicators
Designed for institutions seeking to deepen understanding within the Benchmark framework while maintaining independence of findings.
Commission nationally representative or targeted research tailored to internal institutional questions.
Institutional, policy, or systems-specific inquiry
Confidential findings
Executive-level synthesis
Designed for organizations seeking independent measurement to inform internal strategy, governance, or long-term trust outcomes.
Institutions engage with Count on Mothers when maternal conditions, institutional trust, and system performance materially influence long-term outcomes. Our work provides structured national visibility into these dynamics — translated into strategic clarity for leadership teams.
For institutions seeking consistent visibility over time, we can support recurring measurement designed for comparability across waves.
Access to nationally representative maternal insight grounded in transparent methodology
Early visibility into longitudinal shifts in stress, trust, and system-level conditions
Strategic interpretation tailored to executive decision-making
Credible, independent research infrastructure that supports more informed and accountable decision-making
Data suitable for board discussions, policy engagement, and cross-sector dialogue
For institutions shaping systems that serve families at scale, maternal conditions and institutional trust are not peripheral — they are foundational to long-term system performance.
We welcome a conversation about how independent, nationally representative measurement can support informed and accountable leadership at a time when maternal trust increasingly shapes institutional outcomes, credibility, and long-term resilience.
