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
Healthy Marriage and Health Status: There’s a Connection
Presented by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center on January 21, 2009, this 1 hour, 30 minutes webinar shares research findings on the association between healthy marriages, relationship quality, and positive health outcomes in children and adults, discusses practical strategies for using the research to assist providers with outreach and marketing their programs, and provides […]
09
Jan
What Twenty-Somethings Think About Marriage. Research Brief
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 […]
09
Jan
The Challenges of Adoption on the Marital Relationship
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 […]
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
Loving Couples Loving Children
Loving Couples Loving Children (LCLC) programs strengthen families through innovative, effective, research-based curriculum and support designed specifically for community-based organizations already working with couples and families. An LCLC curriculum, consisting of a series of weekly workshops, combines multimedia, small group discussions and specific skill-based exercises to create an engaging learning experience where people feel respected, […]
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
Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for November 2008
Data shown here are provisional and include only events occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia). Provisional birth, death, and infant death data in this report are based on a combination of counts of events provided by each reporting area and registered vital events processed into National Center for Health […]
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 […]