Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on May 28, 2008, this webinar discusses key findings from a report that investigated the cost to U.S. taxpayers of high rates of divorce and unmarried childbearing at a national and State level. A presentation is offered by Dr. Ben Scafidi an associate professor and director of […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on April 23, 2008, this webinar discusses key findings from recent research on the outcomes of unmarried cohabitation, implications of cohabitation research for marriage education programming, and the relationship between cohabitation and marital and child well-being. The first presentation is offered by Dr. Wendy Manning, Professor of […]
Young adults today live in an American society where social norms include divorce, living together outside of marriage and having children out-of-wedlock. The U.S. divorce rate has decreased slightly and stabilized in recent years, yet divorce remains a significant social issue. Previous research has shown that the implications for children who experience the divorce of […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on December 3, 2008, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar explores the marital strain that may occur as a result of an adoption and how marriage educators can assist adoptive families. The webinar features two presenters: Steven Durand, Executive Director of the Central Texas Fatherhood Initiative, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on June 30, 2010, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar shares new research findings on marriage and relationship education programs. The first presentation by Dr. Alan J. Hawkins from Brigham Young University, discusses the impact of relationship and marriage education for lower-income couples. Findings from a meta-analysis […]
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 […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on July 31, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on providing effective strategies for tailoring relationship education content to meet the needs of young adults and how marriage and relationship education programs can effectively market to singles. The first presentation by Dr. John Van Epp, […]
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on June 30, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar focuses on the challenges stepfamilies face and effective strategies for tailoring marriage education programs to meet the needs of stepfamilies. The first presentation by Dr. Brian Higgenbotham from Utah State University, discusses the prevalence of stepfamilies, the […]