This state is celebrating strong families. Here's why

We exist in a vicious cycle where weakened families are creating a weakened nation – and as a result, institutions we have long relied on are crumbling.

J. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, serves as the 28th governor of Oklahoma.

We live in uncertain and turbulent times, and the role of fathers has never been more important or more neglected. We exist in a vicious cycle where weakened families are creating a weakened nation – and as a result, institutions we have long relied on are crumbling. 

Military recruitment is at unprecedented lows, the male labor participation rate continues to decline, men are taking their own lives at a higher rate than ever before, and violent crime is on the rise in major cities across the United States.