09 Jan
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Guide to data sources on the determinants of marriage and cohabitation. Final report

U.S. government policy has sought alternatively to improve the circumstances of single parent families and to reduce their numbers. There now is growing interest in interventions seeking to promote healthy marriages, and, where marriage is infeasible, strengthen relationships between unmarried parents. These interventions will stand a better chance for success if they are based on […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy marriages in low-income African-American communities. Part 1: exploring partnerships between faith communities and the marriage movement. A thematic summary

In October and December of 2003, the Annie E. Casey Foundation convened a cross section of African-American pastors and church leaders with experience in marriage promotion activities to explore partnerships between faith communities and the marriage movement. The first session focused on the nature and extent of marriage promotion and education activities currently available in […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy Marriage Initiative: activities and accomplishments, 2002-2005

In 2002, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Healthy Marriage Initiative (HMI) to support the President Bush’s goal of increasing healthy marriages by focusing attention and action on strengthening marriages and preparing interested individuals and couples for healthy marriage. In supporting healthy marriage, ACF […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy marriages in low-income African-American communities. Part 2: expanding the dialogue with faith leaders from Making Connections sites. A thematic summary

In May 2004, the Annie E. Casey Foundation convened a diverse group of 15 faith and community leaders in sites where Casey’s Making Connections initiative is underway (Boston, Hartford, Louisville and Milwaukee.) The leaders were asked to: share their experience and perspectives on marriage promotion in low-income communities; listen and respond to recent research and […]

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09 Jan
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Guidelines for Supporting Healthy Marriage demonstration programs

The Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a project called Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM). Led by MDRC, a team of nationally known policy research organizations, and leading experts on marriage, marriage education programs, and services for low-income families, the SHM project is the first large-scale […]

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09 Jan
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Married and poor : basic characteristics of economically disadvantaged couples in the U.S

Emerging federal initiatives seeking to support marriage have increased the need for improved information on low-income married couples. These needs begin with basic descriptive statistics. Research on fragile families has demonstrated that simple facts can be very useful in stimulating thinking about interventions for couples. For example, the finding that a substantial majority of unwed […]

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09 Jan
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The Facts on Housing and Domestic Violence

Our nation’s lack of affordable housing can dramatically reduce options for women experiencing domestic violence, trapping them in abusive situations or forcing them and their children to become homeless if they leave. Women living in poverty are especially vulnerable. Despite this, domestic violence often becomes so severe that women leave their homes, even when they […]

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09 Jan
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Marriage and Child Wellbeing

To provide our readers with a context for understanding the debate over marriage, we selected several central topics and invited some of the country’s leading scholars to share their expertise. Two authors were asked to examine recent economic, demographic, and social developments that have affected marriage and to comment on the causes and consequences of […]

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09 Jan
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Instructions in the application and scoring of the Healthy Marriage Self-Assessment Tool (includes, Healthy Marriage Self-Assessment Tool)

The Healthy Marriage Self Assessment Tool was created for FRIENDS, the National Resource Center for Community Based Child Abuse Prevention programs. (CBCAP). This tool is to be used on a voluntary basis. The purpose of this self-assessment tool is to help state lead agencies and their networks of programs strengthen their work regarding healthy marriages […]

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