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“Something Important is Going on Here!”Making Connections Between Marriage, Relationship Quality and Health (Wingspread Conference Proceedings 2012)

The health benefits of marriage have been much commented upon in recent years by scholars, public officials, health and human service practitioners, and the media. Married people, we are told, are healthier and live longer, but the significance and practical use of this finding is not clear. Should healthcare professionals and advocates pay attention to […]

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09 Jan
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Fruits of Improved Communication

Marital and relationship education (MRE) has demonstrated its efficacy as a viable intervention helpful to couples and individuals who receive it. However, an overrepresentation of Caucasian populations existed in MRE research resulting in a need to understand how MRE is received by those in underserved populations. The current study reports the findings derived from focus […]

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09 Jan
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Till Death Do Us Part

Till Death do us part: Contexts and Implications of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage across Adulthood June 2012 Webinar by the Society for the Study of Human Development The marital tie represents one of the most influential and prevalent relationships in adulthood, with enormous implications for well-being. Better quality marriages are associated with fewer psychological and […]

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09 Jan
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Money Habitudes

Money Habitudes® is a fun, game-like toolkit in the form of a deck of cards. The simple but effective activity is used as a financial conversation starter and a money personality test. It can be employed as an ice breaker, a stand-alone class or a module that is part of other relationship and/or financial programs. […]

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09 Jan
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Vessels of Honor 

Vessels of Honor, is ReCapturing the Vision’s signature program to help strengthen young people’s resolve to form healthy relationships by developing skills that repair self-esteem, instill a strong sense of purpose, and prepare youth to resist the peer pressure to have sex. Through this program, students learn about STDIs, domestic violence, and the skills and […]

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09 Jan
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Building Healthy Relationships

This report, created by the Office of Family Assistance Healthy Marriage/Responsible Fatherhood Technical Assistance Team, provides a detailed snapshot of federal grantees providing marriage enhancement and skills training for married couples from 2006 through 2011.

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09 Jan
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The Amazing Race of a National Guard Couple

This activity gives seriously dating and engaged National Guard couples the opportunity to anticipate and discuss some of the challenges inherent to one or both partners being in the Guard.

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