The foundational project within Project Relate is the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI). Since the beginning of the project, leaders have maintained a strong commitment to grounding innovative activities on a foundation of sound research, to evaluating them in order to make mid-course adjustments and assess the results. As a part of this commitment, in 2001 […]
The context of marriage in the United States involves not only whether and when Americans choose to marry, but also how many times they marry. The majority of recent marriages are first marriages for both spouses. However, divorce rates are higher in the United States compared with European nations,1 and remarried adults have a higher […]
In 2014, Project Relate was launched as an umbrella brand of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI), encompassing the array of services offered to couples, individuals, fathers, families and divorcing couples. These services are designed to create and nurture healthy, satisfying and long-lasting marriages and relationships. Relationship strengthening skills provided at points throughout the life cycle […]
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families has released an extensive guide for federally and non-federally funded Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education and Responsible Fatherhood programs serving Hispanic couples and fathers. This guide summarizes the various aspects of these programs and facilitates their comparison. Among other findings, the guide reports that many fatherhood […]
What Works in Relationship Support: An Evidence Review The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships Evidence review sets out what we know about the most efficacious practice in supporting couples. The review focuses on three areas: Couple Therapy – This chapter summarises the current state of couple therapy research, indicating that there is very […]
5th Annual NARME Leadership Summit National Association for Relationship & Marriage Education June 15-17, 2015 in Atlanta, GA NARME is a national association formed in 2010 to represent the interests and serve the needs of Relationship, Marriage and Family Educators by: Providing ongoing professional training opportunities Hosting an annual conference featuring skills-based education programs, […]
This brief provides a general overview of the two Healthy Marriage (HM) grantees involved in the Parents and Children Together Evaluation (PACT), provides participation rates in services, and documents how the two grantees integrated job and career advancement services for parenting couples into their programs. This brief uses data obtained through staff interviews and program […]
In addition to reviewing the extensive research that has been done on families today, this report offers a framework for understanding family indicators that can influence child and adult outcomes and highlights some key economic and social policies that would strengthen family commitments and reduce family disparities. Read more.
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: […]
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 […]