The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year. Through the ACS, we know more about jobs […]
Description from publisher's website: This is the first book to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of evidence-based relationship and marriage education(RME)programs. Readers are introduced to the best practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective RME programs to better prepare them to teach clients how to have healthy intimate relationships. Noted contributors from various disciplines […]
The Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle Survey takes a comprehensive look at the current needs and priorities of military families and service members and identifies the key aspects of military life to effectively target resources, services, and programs that support the sustainability of the All-Volunteer Force. Military families are much like their civilian […]
This report presents statistics from the 2001–2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected measures of physical health and limitations, access to or utilization of health care, and behavior or emotional well-being for children under age 18 by family structure, sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, parent’s education, family income, poverty status, home tenure status, health […]
Research Development Project on Human Service Needs of LGBT Populations, 2012-2015 | Learn more about this project This report discusses what is known about low-income and at-risk lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their interactions with human services, especially services funded by ACF, and identifies important areas for further research. To provide […]
Research Development Project on Human Service Needs of LGBT Populations, 2012-2015 | Learn more about this project This brief summarizes findings from the project Research Development Project on the Human Services of LGBT Populations. The brief discusses what is known about low-income and at-risk lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their […]
This brief reviews current literature regarding same-sex couples and LGB individuals to better understand their needs, strengths, and challenges; how they differ from and are similar to heterosexual couples; existing efforts to provide same-sex focused relationship education; and suggestions for expanding and providing culturally competent same-sex relationship and marriage education. As such, this brief intends […]
Project Relate Oklahoma (PRO) is a pioneering, 15-year effort designed to create and sustain stable Oklahoma families. The governor of Oklahoma launched the initiative in 1999 to combat the negative consequences for children of Oklahoma’s high divorce and nonmarital birth rates. Since that time, PRO has evolved into the nation’s most robust, longest running statewide […]
The foundational project within Project Relate is the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI). Since the beginning of the project, leaders have maintained a strong commitment to grounding innovative activities on a foundation of sound research, to evaluating them in order to make mid-course adjustments and assess the results. As a part of this commitment, in 2001 […]
What Works in Relationship Support: An Evidence Review The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships Evidence review sets out what we know about the most efficacious practice in supporting couples. The review focuses on three areas: Couple Therapy – This chapter summarises the current state of couple therapy research, indicating that there is very […]