Small positive effects found, longer term follow-up planned HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released findings from the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) study assessing the effectiveness of programs designed to strengthen marriages among low-income married couples with children. The study found that across the eight programs evaluated, the SHM program produced a consistent pattern […]
The family patterns of African Americans are distinctive in many ways. Compared with Caucasians, African Americans are less likely to marry and more likely to have children outside of marriage. African Americans also report lower levels of relationship quality and are more likely to end their marriages in divorce. Although family sociologists and demographers have […]
This report shows trends and group differences in current marital status, with a focus on first marriages among women and men aged 15–44 years in the United States. Trends and group differences in the timing and duration of first marriages are also discussed. These data are based on the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth […]
Till Death do us part: Contexts and Implications of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage across Adulthood June 2012 Webinar by the Society for the Study of Human Development The marital tie represents one of the most influential and prevalent relationships in adulthood, with enormous implications for well-being. Better quality marriages are associated with fewer psychological and […]
Money Habitudes® is a fun, game-like toolkit in the form of a deck of cards. The simple but effective activity is used as a financial conversation starter and a money personality test. It can be employed as an ice breaker, a stand-alone class or a module that is part of other relationship and/or financial programs. […]
Vessels of Honor, is ReCapturing the Vision’s signature program to help strengthen young people’s resolve to form healthy relationships by developing skills that repair self-esteem, instill a strong sense of purpose, and prepare youth to resist the peer pressure to have sex. Through this program, students learn about STDIs, domestic violence, and the skills and […]
A Quiz on the Emotional Cycle of Deployment
The experiences of 15 state and community organizations in delivering group-based relationship education services to high-school age youth.
An activity to help grandparents who are caring for children of deployed soldiers identify support systems.