World Family Map 2015
The World Family Map report monitors the global health of families by tracking 16 indicators in 49 countries, representing all regions of the world. This year’s report includes an essay examining how parents divide labor-force participation, housework, and child care. See more 2014 Edition
Relationship education and counselling
This paper reviews the research on relationship education and relationship counselling. The paper investigates the effectiveness of these strategies in working with couples who are at varying stages of their relationship – from highly satisfied at the beginning of their relationship, to highly distressed and considering separation. The paper addresses some of the complexities and […]
2015 Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood Grantees
Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance FY 2015 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees
Healthy Marriage, Relationship and Father Involvement Programs: Critical Partners in States’ Efforts to Strengthen and Support Child Welfare Services
This paper describes innovative, couples group education and support programs in Oklahoma and California, funded by child welfare and child abuse prevention and treatment monies, that aim to strengthen parent-couple relationships and enhance fathers’ involvement in low-income families. Rigorous evaluations of these programs have documented promising results. In this discussion paper, we make the case […]
Marriage and Child Wellbeing Revisited
Marriage is on the decline, and a growing proportion of children are born to unmarried parents, many of them in unstable cohabiting unions. Research increasingly shows that family instability affects children’s cognitive and social-emotional development in ways that constrain their life chances. With an eye on these trends, the Future of Children first examined marriage […]
The Williams Institute
The Williams Institute is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. A national think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces high-quality research with real-world relevance and disseminates it to judges, legislators, policymakers, media and the public. The Williams Institute address issues related to: […]
The Complex and Varied Households of Low-Income Hispanic Children
This research brief examines the household composition of low-income Hispanic children, based on our analyses of recent nationally-representative data. We report on the size and structure of low-income children’s households and the employment status of adult household members. We also explore variation in these patterns by whether the parents were born in the United States […]
Marriage and Positive Child Outcomes: Commitment, Signaling, and Sequence
Why is marriage associated with positive child outcomes when compared to non-marriage? In The Marriage Effect: Money or Parenting? Kimberly Howard and Richard Reeves argued that the primary mechanisms through which marriage benefits children are based on income and parenting quality. Emily Badger wrote a piece on their work with a title that captured what […]
Family Strengthening Research: FY 2014
This report provides detailed summaries of major research investments by OPRE’s Division of Family Strengthening (DFS) along with brief overviews of past projects. The featured projects cover topics that include strengthening relationships within families, supporting fatherhood, nurturing children through their families, reducing teen pregnancy, supporting youth in their transition to adulthood, and preventing family violence. […]