Working with Incarcerated Individuals Preparing for Reentry: Tips for MRE Practitioners
In 2009, more than seven million adults were incarcerated in the United States. Annual prisoner release rates have been rising due to budget cuts and prison crowding. Nearly 650,000 people are released from state and federal prison yearly and a 2002 study reported that within three years of their release, 67% of former prisoners were […]
When Your Partner is Struggling with an Addiction: 10 Tips to Build Resilience and Begin Healing
Substance abuse affects millions of families either directly or indirectly, and the abuse of both legal and illegal substances is a prominent concern for public health officials throughout the world. Many addicts who stop using point to the strength, persistence, and understanding they received from a spouse, family member or friend as a major reason […]
Helping Couples Cope with Cancer: Tips for MRE Practitioners
New cancer diagnoses are expected to be around 1.5 million in 2010 (this number excludes some forms of skin cancer). The National Cancer Institute estimates that approximately 11.4 million Americans with a history of cancer were alive in January 2006. Some of these individuals were cancer-free while others still had evidence of cancer and may […]
Mental Health and M/RE: What’s the Connection?
The fields of mental health and marriage/relationship education (MRE) both reflect knowledge and expertise in relationships and human communications. Together, they can support a common goal: to help individuals and couples form and maintain lasting, healthy relationships. This Tip Sheet is intended to give marriage/relationship educators information and ideas to develop partnerships with providers of […]
Promising Practices Guide – Healthy Marriage and Relationship Programs: Promising Practices in Serving Low-Income and Culturally Diverse Populations
This guide shares what we have learned to date about promising practices in healthy marriage and relationship (HMR) programs, especially those serving low-income and culturally diverse populations. It is intended to be helpful to a variety of audiences, including those who are interested in starting a new program, those already involved in running a program, […]