This fact sheet describes the interagency demonstration project, referred to as the Green Book Initiative, which supports the implementation of the recommended policy and practice guidelines featured in the Green Book. Within selected jurisdictions, the Initiative fosters and enhances collaborations among domestic violence service providers; child protective services; juvenile, family, and criminal courts; and community […]
Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) indicate that in 1998 about 1 million violent crimes were committed against persons by their current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends. Such crimes, termed intimate partner violence, are committed primarily against women. About 85% of victimizations by intimate partners in 1998, about 876,340, were against women. […]
This summary synthesizes the findings from a four-paper series by Dr. Robert Lerman entitled Effects of Marriage on Family Economic Well-Being. The series examines the economic returns to marriage.
This guide is intended to assist the grantees of the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program (Supervised Visitation Program or SVP) that want to enhance the safety and well-being of women and children by working more deliberately with abusive fathers who use the centers to visit their children. Although fathers are not […]
The purpose of this Webinar is to help granteesand programs expand their understanding of theneeds, goals and life circumstances of thecouples they are likely to serve with healthymarriage programming.
The Marriage Calculator helps policy makers, researchers, and the general public to understand the financial consequences of marriage for individuals earning less than about $40,000 per year. Users can see how taxes and public assistance change when a couple’s living arrangement changes from living apart to cohabiting to married. This is a general use tool. […]
It is difficult to discern personality characteristics in a resume. However, it is not cost effective to invest in training for marriage educators who may not be the right fit for your program. Remember that there are some things you can teach (such as a curriculum, how to use a LCD projector, how to administer […]
The Louisiana Healthy Marriage “”Knapsack”” Project was a three-year Children’s Bureau funded demonstration initiative which was added to the existing menu of services offered to families served by the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services’ (DSS/OCS) Family Resource Centers (FRC’s). The Knapsack Project’s goals were to enhance and stabilize the environment in […]
A curriculum that features a dating approach to help seriously dating and engaged couples strengthen their relationship. Couples are able to discover whether or not to go to the next level of commitment, and are able to spend quality time together now while preparing for a great marriage in the future. (A curriculum resource.)
Part One: 10 Great Dates. Date One: Celebrating the Empty Nest. Date Two: Becoming a Couple Again. Date Three: Rediscovering “”Intimate Talk””. Date Four: Clearing the Air. Date Five: Rocking the Roles. Date Six: Discovering the Second Spring of Love. Date Seven: Loving Your Family Tree. Date Eight: Growing Together Spiritually. Date Nine: Investing in […]