09
Jan
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Month Proclamation
This proclamation by Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, declared March 2009, as Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Month.
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09
Jan
Part 1: Marriage, Employment and Family Economic Success
This compilation includes audio recordings and materials for the first of three policy seminars that shares findings from federally funded Healthy Marriage and relationship programs. This 1 hour, 30 minutes seminar was held on May 16, 2008, in the U.S. House of Representatives, and focused on marriage, employment, and economic success. Speakers were divided into […]
09
Jan
Marriage Protection Week, 2003, By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation
This proclamation by George W. Bush stated the importance of marriage, and declared the week of October 12 through October 18, 2003, as Marriage Protection Week.
09
Jan
Strengthening Healthy Marriages: A Compendium of Approaches. DRAFT August 2002
An overwhelming majority of Americans still aspire to be happily married, yet more than three decades of high divorce rates, changes in social norms, and changes in the structure and organization of families make this goal seem difficult for many to achieve. In the wake of these changes, a new consensus is emerging among academic […]
09
Jan
Number, Timing, and Duration of Marriages and Divorces: Fall 1996
Evolving patterns of marriage and divorce are at the core of studying changes in family composition and living arrangements. The timing of the age at entry into first marriage often reflects the period when people enter adulthood, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s or the economic prosperity of the post-World War II era. […]
09
Jan
Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, United States Senate Hearing on The Benefits of a Healthy Marriage
This testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy focuses on the benefits of healthy marriage education initiatives. Information is shared on the bipartisan support of strengthening marriage initiatives, components of a healthy marriage, different types of marriage education initiatives, and findings from research that demonstrate the positive effects of marriage […]
09
Jan
Marriage Promotion and Welfare Policy: Not a Perfect Match
The Bush Administration has proposed to include new goals and funding in the federal welfare law for states to promote marriage among welfare recipients. The proposal is based on the assertion that the absence of marriage causes poverty and that marriage, per se, is good for children and for the country. But the proposal raises […]
09
Jan
Testimony of Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Ph. D, Co-Director, National Marriage Project Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families, U.S. Senate
In this testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, Dr. Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, the Co-Director of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, discusses the benefits of marriage. She begins by exploring the reasons for marriage and then describes the economic, educational, and emotional benefits of marriage […]
09
Jan
Tips for Sustaining a Healthy Marriage in Families with Children with Special Needs
Raising children with developmental, emotional, behavioral or medical special needs inarguably impacts a marriage. The manner in which it changes, however, is not determined by the nature or severity of the child?s disorder nor even by the number of children with disabilities in a family; the impact is determined by the manner in which the […]
09
Jan
Depression and Marriage
This brief describes how depression can negatively affect both partners in a marriage, offers statistics on the incidence of depression, and discusses different types of depression. Common signs of depression in men and in women are identified, and possible reasons for depression are explained. Finally, treatment options are reviewed. 7 references.