What can couples do to avoid divorce? Hundreds of books, articles, workshops, and lectures have tackled that question. If there were a surefire way to “divorce-proof” a marriage, we would have found it by now. It doesn’t exist. But there are some things married couples can do to minimize their risk of divorce. In a […]
New research brief, webinar on low-income Hispanic families Webinar Feb. 11, 2015, 1:30 p.m. ET The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is offering a webinar on its new research brief, "The Complex and Varied Households of Low-Income Hispanic Children." The brief looks at the composition of households of low-income Hispanic children, including […]
A framework put forward by the Friends of Evidence that explores the question: How do we use a framework of continuous learning to obtain and apply the kinds of evidence that will be most useful in achieving significantly greater outcomes? Read more about CSSP, Friends of Evidence and the 2014 Symposium on the Future […]
A new Report from the Center for American Progress recommends a new framework for family policy including a pilot study of couples counseling and urging the continuation of relationship education for High School students. Read more and download the report.
On January 8, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released a letter encouraging the use of the Job-Driven Training Checklist to make employment and training programs under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), and Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grants more […]
Married people have a much greater chance of happiness than others, according to David Cameron’s survey of the nation’s wellbeing reports the Daily Mail. Almost a third of husbands and wives rate their level of life satisfaction at the very top of the Prime Minister’s ten-point happiness scale, figures published yesterday show. Just over a […]
This report provides detailed summaries of major research investments by OPRE’s Division of Family Strengthening (DFS) along with brief overviews of past projects. Read more.
A significant number of couples on a path toward divorce could benefit from slowing down and reconsidering their options, say two scholars and marriage therapists. Read more at the Institute for Family Studies Blog.
The National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network (NERMEN) has a new and updated website! At http://www.nermen.org you have access to four NERMEN resources developed to support professionals in teaching relationship education: The National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model (NERMEM) outlines key patterns of thinking and behaviors associated with healthy, stable couple […]
November 19, 2:00pm ET to 3:30pm ET "What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay In Vegas: A Webinar are Findings in the Before I Do Report" with Galena K. Rhoades, Ph.D Galena Rhoades, Ph.D., is a Research Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Denver. Her research is on romantic relationship development […]