This short checklist identifies key steps in the process of developing and implementing an effective domestic violence protocol for your Healthy Marriage project.
This Blue-print is a tool to assist federally-funded Healthy Marriage initiatives develop a protocol describing how each will respond to domestic violence issues within their projects. While some similarities exist across funded sites, there are also significant variations related to key project partners, referral and referring agencies, services provided, and current domestic violence policies and […]
This site-specfic protocol was developed for the Community Healthy Marriage Project, located in an urban community and serving predominently low-income, African-American and Latino unwed couples who are about to become parents. The lead agency is a multi-service community-based organization that has for many years provided a wide range of supports to low-income families, including crisis […]
This site-specific protocol was developed for a multi-county coalition organized for several key purposes: (a) identify and publicize scholarly research regarding the value of activities that produce safe,successful family relationships, including marriage; (b) increase the accessibility of those sources of marriage education and family support that are already available; (c) increase the quantity, variety, and […]
This presentation provides attendees with strategies to address three key start-up and operational aspects of their healthy marriage programs–service delivery strategy, personnel, and logistics, and their implications on a successful program launch. Includes concepts and frameworks for programs that want to enhance service delivery, retention and recruitment. (Author abstract)
The learning objectives of this presentation were: 1) to understand the various stages involved in successfully recruiting participants into healthy marriage programs; 2) learn about marketing and recruitment strategies, challenges, and successes from three healthy marriage programs; and 3) gain insights to help attendees develop appropriate marketing and recruitment strategies.
This memo summarizes themes and guidance on the topics of engaging Hispanic families, developingprogram structures, and establishing trust with program participants as it relates to marriage programs asdiscussed during the Administration for Children and Families Hispanic Healthy Marriage Researchmeeting. The findings and recommendations in this memo are drawn from discussions at the SupportingHealthy Marriage and […]
When providing marriage and relationship education to Hispanic couples, practitioners must be aware of a multitude of cultural components that influence how couples will respond to a curriculum, or if the curriculum will even be effective as a learning device. Adaptations must be made on a variety of issues to ensure that the concepts and […]
The purpose of this paper is to explore the following question: Could a media campaign approach to marriage education be successful in helping individuals and couples form and sustain healthy marriages? We conclude that media campaigns could be effective. We review what public health communication scholars have learned from evaluations of past media campaigns (e.g., […]
This fact sheet addresses the challenges facilitators face when trying to recruit participants into their healthy marriage programs. Topics to consider in developing a marketing strategy include identifying your population, marketing methods, crafting your message, cultural sensitivity, appealing to men, and sustaining interest.