Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) indicate that in 1998 about 1 million violent crimes were committed against persons by their current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends. Such crimes, termed intimate partner violence, are committed primarily against women. About 85% of victimizations by intimate partners in 1998, about 876,340, were against women. […]
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks persons aged 12 or older to report their tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drug use during the month prior to the interview. Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), and pipe tobacco. Binge alcohol use is defined as drinking five or […]
This summary synthesizes the findings from a four-paper series by Dr. Robert Lerman entitled Effects of Marriage on Family Economic Well-Being. The series examines the economic returns to marriage.
The Marriage Calculator helps policy makers, researchers, and the general public to understand the financial consequences of marriage for individuals earning less than about $40,000 per year. Users can see how taxes and public assistance change when a couple’s living arrangement changes from living apart to cohabiting to married. This is a general use tool. […]
It is difficult to discern personality characteristics in a resume. However, it is not cost effective to invest in training for marriage educators who may not be the right fit for your program. Remember that there are some things you can teach (such as a curriculum, how to use a LCD projector, how to administer […]
This streaming video of the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center Webinar Training entitled “”Retention : If Participants Were Boomerangs …”” held August 15, 2007 discusses grantee concepts and frameworks for programs that promote service delivery, recruitment and retention of marriage education participants.
This section of the Code of Federal Regulations delineates the equal treatment for faith based organizations with regard to discretionary, formula and block grants.
This report evaluates current theory, research, and interventions addressing the role of adolescent romantic relationships in the development of healthy adult marriages. The analyses presented are intended to be of use to several different audiences, including program developers and those working directly with adolescents, policymakers developing polices to support healthy marriages, and researchers seeking to […]
This document outlines several important areas that program leaders should consider when developing services for Hispanic couples. Hispanic family researchers, national marriage researchers, and service providers discussed issues related to program leadership at a national forum convened by the Administration for Children and Families. This memo summarizes these discussions. Experts were convened on September 15 […]
A summary of best practices for program leaders and facilitators is based on lessons learned from Hispanic researchers and practioners.