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Program Evaluation : Practical Application for Abstinence Education Program Directors : A Technical Assistance Module for Abstinence Education Grantees

This TA Module provides grantees with specific information on how to perform a quality program evaluation. Tailored to meet the needs of program directors, it provides concepts useful for the day-to-day management of program evaluation and provides information that will help save time and money and prevent costly mistakes. (Author abstract)

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09 Jan
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Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health

Guided by members of an advisory committee that met in Boston, Massachusetts on December 7, 2001, the guidelines offered here provide specific recommendations for assessing and responding to domestic violence in child health settings. The guidelines also speak to the need for child health providers to engage in, model, and take leadership in delivering effective […]

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09 Jan
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Referral Partner Organizations: How to Approach and Engage Them

This tip sheet will provide guidance on 1) what you need to know before making the first contact with potential partner referral organizations; 2) how to pique their interest in your healthy marriage (HM) programs; 3) how to approach potential partner referral organizations; 4) what to communicate to them about your HM program.

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09 Jan
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The Marriage Measures Guide of State-Level Statistics. Final Report

In the past decade, policymakers and researchers have become increasingly interested in social programs that promote and support healthy marriages. A growing body of research evidence suggests that marriage has benefits for families and children, including improved economic well-being and mental health, and that children raised in two-parent families perform better in school and have […]

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09 Jan
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Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage : Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns

This report examines potential precursors of the changes in adult marriage patterns in recent decades. It draws on data from four large national surveys to examine the experiences and attitudes of teenagers to gain a better understanding of factors that influence their views of marriage and their relationship choices in adulthood. The report analyzes teenagers’ […]

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09 Jan
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Marriage Education Curriculum Assessment Guide

This curriculum guide is designed to help organizations choose a marriage curriculum when planning to provide marriage education services in the community. It begins by listing questions to consider when selecting the most appropriate curriculum for a specific audience, and then offers an assessment guide to help practitioners systematically analyze a curriculum or compare curricula. […]

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09 Jan
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Getting Free/Low Cost Media Coverage for Your Program

The success of every healthy marriage initiative depends on getting the word out about the program. In addition to making the community aware of the services offered, quality marketing helps recruit participants. While some organizations will have a media or advertising budget, many will not. This Tip Sheet provides ideas on how to get free […]

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09 Jan
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The Oklahoma Marriage Initiative: The Promise and Challenge of Using Volunteers to Provide Community-Based Marriage Education

The goal of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI) is to make information about the skills needed to build and sustain healthy marriages broadly available throughout the state. To pursue the mission of changing the culture of marriage and divorce, OMI leaders decided to engage the support of grass-roots volunteers in communities across the state. By […]

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09 Jan
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Designing a Marriage Education Demonstration and Evaluation for Low-Income Married Couples

In recent decades, there has been a widening gap between higher rates of marital instability for economically disadvantaged couples and lower rates for nondisadvantaged couples. In addition, out-of-wedlock birth rates have risen, while evidence has grown that children fare better, on average, when raised by both of their parents in stable low-conflict households. All of […]

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