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The National Evaluation of the Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage, and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Re-Entering Fathers and their Partners : Program Models of MFS-IP Grantees

This brief describes the context in which Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Re-entering Fathers and their Partners (MFS-IP) are operating, the populations served by the programs, and the program models in use among the grantees. (Author abstract)

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CES Marriage and Couples Educational Resource Package

Designed for Cooperative Extension System (CES) educators, this resource packet contains materials for promoting marriage and couples workshops and training sessions. Information is provided on marriage and couples’ education as a community priority and suggested roles for extension educators in marriage and couples’ education, including providing direct education, serving as a community catalyst, and promoting […]

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The Alabama Department of Child Abuse Prevention – The Children’s Trust Fund 2007-2008 Evaluation Report

The Alabama Department of Child Abuse Prevention (DCAP) — The Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) has a more than 25 year history as the only state agency explicitly focused on educating our communities about child abuse and neglect and providing prevention programs. DCAP is focused on supporting family-strengthening community programs and investing upfront in efforts to […]

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The “”Green Book”” Demonstration

This fact sheet describes the interagency demonstration project, referred to as the Green Book Initiative, which supports the implementation of the recommended policy and practice guidelines featured in the Green Book. Within selected jurisdictions, the Initiative fosters and enhances collaborations among domestic violence service providers; child protective services; juvenile, family, and criminal courts; and community […]

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Intimate Partner Violence

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. […]

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Working With Couples

The purpose of this Webinar is to help granteesand programs expand their understanding of theneeds, goals and life circumstances of thecouples they are likely to serve with healthymarriage programming.

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Characteristics of Successful Marriage Educators

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 […]

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Knapsack Project : Louisiana Healthy Marriage Initiative. Final Report

The Louisiana Healthy Marriage “”Knapsack”” Project was a three-year Children’s Bureau funded demonstration initiative which was added to the existing menu of services offered to families served by the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services’ (DSS/OCS) Family Resource Centers (FRC’s). The Knapsack Project’s goals were to enhance and stabilize the environment in […]

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Adolescent Romantic Relationships as Precursors of Healthy Adult Marriages : A Review of Theory, Research, and Programs

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 […]

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TANF Caseload Composition and Leavers Synthesis Report : Final Report

The purpose of this report is to summarize what we know about these issues for current TANF recipients and former recipients (“”leavers””) from existing literature and to update our knowledge with new analysis using more recent data. The key questions addressed in the report are: – How do the characteristics of the Temporary Assistance for […]

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