Health care and family systems professionals urge congress to acknowledge the critical role of spousal and family caregivers in the prevention, care and treatment of the chronically ill in the Better Care, Lower Cost Act. Blog post: Better Care, Lower Cost Act S. 1932 – A vehicle to promote couple and family-centered, integrated […]
The Secondary Analyses of Strengthening Families Datasets grant program is an opportunity to conduct data analysis using the Building Strong Families, Supporting Healthy Marriage, and Community Healthy Marriage Initiative datasets. Those selected for this grant will also collaborate with fellow grantees to advance research focused on strengthening families. Read More
NARME Conference Early Bird Registration extended to May 9th! Registration Information
Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN), a project funded through ACF's Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation launches website and funding opportunity. The FRPN co-directors are Jay Fagan, Ph.D. social work professor at Temple University, and Jessica Pearson, Ph.D., director of the Center for Policy Research, a Denver-based policy research firm. The project seeks to: […]
Follow this link for info on National Marriage Week activites across the US.
What seems to be happening in the contemporary United States is that adults committed to parenting, are also committing to marriage. So from a social mobility point of view, what’s needed is not a Campaign for Marriage but a Campaign for Parenting. Read More
Relationships & Personality Study: Dr. Amani Elalayli, a social psychology professor at Eastern Washington University is currently conducting research on the factors associated with more satisfying relationships. If you are an adult who is currently in a committed relationship, they would love to include your data in our analyses. This study should only take […]
Published by the National Marriage Project, this report documents federal and state policy experiments designed to help couples form and sustain healthy relationships and enduring marriages. It reviews the research to date on how effective these efforts have been and responds to legitimate concerns about them. Read more and download the report here.
Family Strengthening Research Scholars Grant Program, February 2014 The Family Strengthening Research Scholars grant program is a HHS, ACF, OPRE opportunity created in an effort to support dissertation research on healthy marriage/responsible fatherhood policy issues affecting underserved/understudied populations, such as low-income families and minority populations. Designed to inform policy decisions, program administration solutions, and future […]
NARME National Association for Relationship & Marriage Education announces workshop schedule for their Annual Conference Workshop Follow this link to register and review the June 28 – July 2 conference schedule.