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Understanding Hispanic Diversity: A “One Size Approach” to Service Delivery May Not Fit All

This brief, published by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is part of the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative (HHMI) Grantee Implementation Evaluation. The brief, produced by the Lewin Group, describes the populations served by the nine sites in the study and the implications of Hispanic diversity for program design, delivery, and evaluation.    Administration […]

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09 Jan
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The Ultimate Relationship Resolution Program

“The Ultimate Relationship Resolution Program” is a condensed program created for couples who need support in understanding and learning how to better get along with their partners. (It can also benefit your relationship with your children, parents, friends and co-workers.) Couples will learn valuable tools and engage in exercises that will help them grow more […]

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09 Jan
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Knot Yet

Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage In America What does the rising marriage age mean for twentysomething women, men, and families?   One of the most important social developments of our time is the recent rise in age at first marriage, which now stands at 27 for women and 29 for men–a […]

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09 Jan
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Hispanics and Family-Strengthening Programs

This brief describes the adaptations and refinements undertaken by nine selected grantees to make their services more culturally responsive. The adaptations included addressing issues of language, diversity, racism, and immigration, and incorporating cultural constructs like familismo, confianza, personalismo, and respeto. These adaptations were made to improve the recruitment, retention, overall participation, and effectiveness of the […]

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09 Jan
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Marriage and Relationship Education (MRE) Program Development and Management Manual

This Manual draws from previously developed resources created by the NHMRC as well as incorporating tools and strategies suggested by those working in the MRE field. The NHMRC was designed as a clearinghouse to advance the field of MRE.  Funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Office […]

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09 Jan
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Human Services Research Dissemination: What Works?

What are the most effective approaches to disseminating research on human services programs? This report reviews relevant literature from human services, health care, and other fields. The study combines dissemination models with communication theory and discusses barriers to dissemination. It offers solutions and principles relevant for dissemination through multiple venues. "The Value-Added Research Dissemination Framework," […]

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09 Jan
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The Building Strong Families Project:

The Building Strong Families (BSF) evaluation assessed the impacts of eight programs offering a similar model of healthy marriage and relationship skills and support services to interested low-income unmarried parents around the time of the birth of a child.  While many unmarried parents live together when their children are born, their relationships are often tenuous […]

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09 Jan
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Catalog of Research: Programs for Low-Income Couples

This catalog compiles information from 54 studies of 39 family-strengthening programs that serve low-income couples. It documents the research on the programs’ effectiveness or impacts and the degree to which the studies demonstrate that a specific program (and not some other factor) led to the results. It also describes key program elements—such as content, design, […]

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09 Jan
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Piloting a Community Healthy Marriage Initiative in Four Sites: Marion County, Indiana; Clark County, Ohio; Lakewood, Washington; Yakima, Washington

In 2002, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) instituted the Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) evaluation to document operational lessons and assess the effectiveness of community-based approaches to support healthy relationships, marriages, and child well-being. The evaluation is being conducted by RTI International and The Urban Institute. A component of the CHMI study involved […]

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