09 Jan
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Delivering Marriage and Relationship Education Programs in Native American Communities

There are a number of areas that marriage and relationship education program providers must address when designing and implementing a program for Native American communities. There have been a number of lessons learned from Native American cultural experts and program practitioners who have developed culturally relevant marriage education programs. These services can be effective for […]

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09 Jan
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What Marriage Educators Should Know About Working with Asian American Couples and Individuals

Culture influences marriage and it is helpful for practitioners to understand this influence in order to offer culturally relevant marriage education services. Although Asian Americans make up a relatively small portion of the U.S. population (4.4 percent, Census, 2002), they are highly represented in interracial marriages. Other common characteristics in Asian American households include high […]

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09 Jan
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Tribal Marital Systems. Research Brief

There are 4.3 million Native Americans in the United States. They represent 562 different tribes and speak 292 different languages. Yet, they make up only 1.5% of the total U.S. population and are the second smallest ethnic group in the U.S. This Research Brief is designed to offer an overview of the health and socioeconomic […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy Marriage Resource List

This brief lists resources available to assist healthy marriage programs in delivering and enhancing services to Hispanic couples and families. Information is provided on national organizations and State and local Healthy Marriage Initiatives and coalitions. Excerpts are then provided from various working papers developed by the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative to support program administrators as […]

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09 Jan
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Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-99

Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) indicate that in 1999 persons age 12 or older experienced about 791,210 violent crimes by a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend. Intimate partner violence is primarily a crime against women: During 1999 females experienced 671,110 (85%) such violent victimizations; males, 120,100(15%). Younger women generally had […]

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09 Jan
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Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey

This report presents findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey on the extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence in the United States. The survey, which was conducted from November 1995 to May 1996, consisted of telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 8,000 U.S. women and 8,000 U.S. men about their […]

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09 Jan
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Effective Marketing and Recruitment Strategies for Relationship Education Programs Serving Native Americans

Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on August 18, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on strategies for advertising family preservation programs to Native Americans, keeping enrollment strong in programs, and retaining program participants through the end of the course series. The first presentation by Ms. Jenna Umiamaka of the Keiki […]

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09 Jan
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Developing Culturally Relevant Relationship and Marriage Education Curricula for Native American Populations

Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on March 18, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on the need for relationship curricula that are culturally relevant to the Native American population, elements of a healthy relationship curriculum specially developed for the Native American population, and strategies for adapting already existing healthy relationships […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy Marriage in Culturally and Racially Diverse Populations

This compilation includes audio recordings and materials for the third of three policy seminars that shares findings from federally funded Healthy Marriage and relationship programs. This 1 hour, 30 minutes seminar was held on September 19, 2008, and focused on promoting healthy marriages in culturally and racially diverse populations. Speakers were divided into two presentation […]

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