Romantic relationships are an important part of life for teens and young adults. Patterns and habits formed as adolescents can affect later adult relationships. This presentation provides strategies for practitioners to talk with youth about intimate relationships.
In the United States there were 2.1 million incoming juvenile court cases (including truancy, dependency/neglect, and drug offenses) and an estimated 5.7 million incoming domestic court cases (marital dissolution, paternity, custody, support visitation, adoption and restraining orders) in 2008. Learning new skills may help the individuals involved in these cases to function better in society […]
Presentation at Workshop #12: Strategic Management—Developing a Working Logic Model at ACF’s Healthy Marriage Grantee Training and Technical Assistance Conference
En los últimos años, cada vez más parejas latinas han tenido que tomar la decisión de salir de su país por distintas razones como falta de trabajo, situación política, estudios o incluso una oferta de trabajo. El vivir en otro país representa diversos retos como aprender otro idioma y adaptarse a una nueva cultura, lo […]
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In 1999, the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI) was launched to strengthen marriage and reduce divorce in the State. The initial impetus was an economic study done by economists with the State’s two comprehensive universities that linked various negative social indicators, including high divorce rates, to the State’s poorly performing economy. As a leader in development […]
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 […]
An important and influential debate has been growing within the intimate partner violence (IPV) field for the past 15 or so years: Are there different types of intimate partner violence (commonly known as domestic violence), and if so, why does this matter? This debate can, and undoubtedly will, inform the field of marriage and relationship […]
Los investigadores han descubierto los efectos positivos que tiene el matrimonio en la vida de los adultos. Por ejemplo, tienen vidas más largas, sanas y prósperas. Los niños que viven en hogares con sus padres biológicos y casados generalmente tienen un nivel más alto de vida, les va mejor en la escuela, tienen menos problemas […]
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 […]