Child marriage in the United States

Laws in 43 U.S. states allow marriage before 18. According to research from Unchained At Last, nearly 300,000 children — some as young as 10 — were married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018.

Together we can end it

Unchained At Last and Equality Now have convened a National Coalition to End Child Marriage in the United States that brings together organizations and individuals working toward passage of federal legislation to help end child marriage in the U.S.

What are we calling for?

The mission of the Coalition is to end marriage below the age of 18 within the United States and to repeal loopholes and exceptions that may promote child marriage. The Coalition pushes for federal policy and legal reform to help end child marriage, or marriage before age 18, in the United States.

Co-convenors

Steering Committee

Organization Allies

Survivor Allies