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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 […]

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Marriage Promotion and Welfare Policy: Not a Perfect Match

The Bush Administration has proposed to include new goals and funding in the federal welfare law for states to promote marriage among welfare recipients. The proposal is based on the assertion that the absence of marriage causes poverty and that marriage, per se, is good for children and for the country. But the proposal raises […]

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Testimony of Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Ph. D, Co-Director, National Marriage Project Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Children and Families, U.S. Senate

In this testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, Dr. Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, the Co-Director of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, discusses the benefits of marriage. She begins by exploring the reasons for marriage and then describes the economic, educational, and emotional benefits of marriage […]

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How Stress Affects a Relationship

This brief explores how stressful events affect marriages and offers tips for handling stress in a relationship. Tips include: figure out what is bothering you, stay connected to your partner, maintain intimacy, and find a balance between work and family life. 2 references.

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Preventing Staff Turnover Within Healthy Marriage Programs

Staff turnover is one of the leading concerns among employers. Losing experienced staff can affect the ability to meet program and organizational goals and the cost of turnover rises depending on the level of the position with the organization. This can be especially difficult in a healthy marriage program, as good staff are the key […]

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Marriage Education vs. Counseling: How Do We Know Which is Right for Us?

This brief explains the differences between marriage education classes and marriage counseling sessions to help couples decide which is most appropriate for meeting their needs. The goals of marriage education are identified and include improving couple communication, resolving conflict productively, working together as a team, and strengthening the trust and commitment in the relationship. Couples […]

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Remarriage Trends in the United States: A Fact Sheet

A remarriage occurs when a previously married person marries again. This fact sheet reviews information regarding remarriage patterns, trends and issues in the United States. Please note that this fact sheet is limited because the national surveys and databases that allowed for analyses of marriage patterns no longer exist (Kreider, 2005). Thus, much of this […]

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Tips for Married Couples Dealing With Deployment

With over 100,000 military members currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, many military couples continue to face the prospect of additional deployments. Keeping your marriage strong while you are apart takes dedication, patience, trust and commitment. The following tips can help you work towards building and strengthening your own healthy marriage. (Author abstract)

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Preparing for the Future: Ensuring Program Sustainability

The sheet offers practical tips for guiding your program into the future, especially as many federal grants wind down. Managing the daily activities of a healthy marriage and relationship education (HMR) program can leave little time for thinking about the future. However, preparing for the future is a necessity for HMR programs inter­ested in program […]

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Tips for Sustaining a Healthy Marriage in Families with Children with Special Needs

Raising children with developmental, emotional, behavioral or medical special needs inarguably impacts a marriage. The manner in which it changes, however, is not determined by the nature or severity of the child?s disorder nor even by the number of children with disabilities in a family; the impact is determined by the manner in which the […]

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