This fact sheet reviews marital statistics for members of the Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces which is comprised of both the National Guard and the Reserves. It discusses the unique challenges facing military couples and then reports that the marriage rates for Reserve and National Guard members are similar to rates for civilians, […]
In this video, award-winning actor and best-selling author Hill Harper (CSI: NY) tackles misconceptions about marriage, men and family … and how to strengthen relationships between black men and women. View the interview here
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on April 23, 2008, this webinar discusses key findings from recent research on the outcomes of unmarried cohabitation, implications of cohabitation research for marriage education programming, and the relationship between cohabitation and marital and child well-being. The first presentation is offered by Dr. Wendy Manning, Professor of […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on March 25, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar shares findings from research on how divorce affects child well-being, discusses the impact of divorce on parents, and provides information on the differing outcomes of divorce on children from low-conflict and high-conflict homes. The first presentation is […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on September 24, 2008, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar shares research findings on the effects of deployment and reintegration on military marriages and their families, the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) on military couples and their families, and how marriage […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on July 23, 2008, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar discusses experienced based and effective strategies for engaging the media in an effort to promote healthy marriage programs and events, methods for building relationships with the media, and key components of successful public awareness campaigns. The first […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on June 25, 2008, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar discusses key findings that have emerged from father involvement research and what they mean for fatherhood and marriage programming, research and policy developments that have lead to government sponsored programs that encourage responsible fatherhood and healthy marriages, […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on May 28, 2008, this webinar discusses key findings from a report that investigated the cost to U.S. taxpayers of high rates of divorce and unmarried childbearing at a national and State level. A presentation is offered by Dr. Ben Scafidi an associate professor and director of […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on June 30, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on the challenges stepfamilies face and effective strategies for tailoring marriage education programs to meet the needs of stepfamilies. The first presentation by Dr. Brian Higgenbotham from Utah State University, discusses the prevalence of stepfamilies, the […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on March 25, 2009, this one hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on how severe economic stress affects couple relationships and children, strategies Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood educators can use to help couples cope with economic stress, and how Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood program providers can […]