Wade F. Horn is an American

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who served as President

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's Assistant Secretary for Children and Families from 2001 to 2007. Before his resignation on April 1, 2007, he oversaw the function of the

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, an agency within the

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. He also served under President

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as Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families within the Administration For Children and Families. Horn is an advocate for the re-envisioning and revising of the Federal Head Start program. Horn served as president of the National Fatherhood Initiative. He received his PHD. in 1981 from

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. He served as an assistant professor of psychology at

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and was an affiliate scholar at the right-wing think tank, The

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Tenure

Horn has been a supporter and participant in the Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education, an educational organization concerning family life.

Criticism

Horn has been criticized by

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and other sexual health education organizations for his advocacy of abstinence programs. During his term with Health and Humans Services, he oversaw increases in funding for both abstinence education and relationship education. Under Horn's administration, these programs are believed to have contained misrepresentations regarding contraceptives, HIV and pregnancy.

References

Sources

*US Department of Health & Human Service.

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