As a response to the growing problem of family breakdown in the UK, fledgling community initiatives are emerging. These offer marriage and relationship education programmes to adult couples. The aim of this paper is to show how both research and experience might be applied to ensure these initiatives are genuinely effective. Worldwide, only three educational […]

Marriage, Poverty, and Child Well-Being is a report from the forum held on December 5, 2002 at the University of Washington’s Husky Union Building, Seattle, Washington, co-sponsored by the UW’s Human Services Policy Center and the Center for Research on Families. The purpose of this forum was to explore the implications of policies designed to […]

This brief discusses the impact unmet childhood needs have on adults and on their marriage, and reviews what kind of marriage children must witness to become healthy adults and create a happy marriage of their own. It cites findings from a study that indicates children need an environment infused with reliable warmth, a free flow […]

This article notes the absence of any serious consideration or even discussion of the potential interactions between relationship status and stability and the sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples. Findings are shared that indicate stable relationships foster better reproductive and sexual health outcomes, reproductive health outcomes affect relationship stability, and that marriage is […]

In this article, Winters mentions the role of the federal government in fostering marriage in order to put children in stable, two-parent homes. The article also discusses the following: how President George W. Bush’s Healthy Marriage Initiative funds courses such as the Healthy Relationships and Marriage Education course; consideration of how critics are concerned that […]

This working paper from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Marriage and Family Life discusses a multi-faceted effort to help marriages grow in strength and holiness over a lifetime. It discusses goals of the initiative, the need to strengthen marriages, and activities that address the following four inter-related marriage growth areas: […]

This fact sheet provides information and statistics on marital distress and divorce. References are included.

This paper begins by reporting results from a 2001 on-line survey that asked people how parishes could improve their efforts to help laity respond to their Christian call in the world. The survey found that found 20,000 of 60,000 respondents recommended parishes improve how they help couples grow in their commitment to married life. In […]

Legislation aimed at decreasing the divorce rate and the resurgence of interest in marriage and family enrichment have propelled educators to consider how well they are training new therapists in the preventive approaches to therapy. In this article, we present a graduate course to educate students about the enrichment movement and skill- and competency-based approaches […]