Candidates for IFS Friday Five

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Healthy Marriage Clients’ Change Over time: Data Snapshot of Adult Clients at Program Entry and Exit

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/Healthy%20marriage%202015%20outcomes%20508.pdf

Implementing a Parenting Intervention in a Fatherhood Program

This report describes the effects of Just Beginning - a parenting intervention implemented by three Responsible Fatherhood programs and evaluated as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study - on parenting and father-child relationships. It also describes costs of implementing the curriculum and analyzes how services operated and who participated in them.

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New Synthesis of Findings from the Building Bridges and Bonds Evaluation

Explore the final results and lessons from the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation, which tested new approaches to help fathers work toward economic stability, develop stronger relationships with their children, and increase participation in the context of existing fatherhood programs.

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New Report Shares Findings from the Exploratory Study of the DadTime Smartphone App Intervention

Explore this report, which explores the feasibility, usability, and impact of the DadTime smartphone app to promote fathers’ attendance in a parenting intervention called Just Beginning, as implemented by three Responsible Fatherhood programs as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) Study.

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2. Helping couples achieve relationship success: A decade of progress in couple relationship education research and practice, 2010–2019

Howard J. Markman PhD,Alan J. Hawkins PhD,Scott M. Stanley PhD,W. Kim Halford PhD,Galena Rhoades PhD

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmft.12565

3. Does alcohol make you argue with your partner?

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/how-alcohol-affects-relationships/does-alcohol-make-you-argue-with-your-partner

4. Illinois’ Family First Prevention Plan approved by US Department of Health and Human Services

https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/aboutus/newsandreports/news/Documents/Family_First_Plan_Approved_by_Feds_Press_Release_102621.pdf

5. Bishops urged to implement framework for marriage and family ministry

Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

https://www.catholicsun.org/2021/11/17/bishops-urged-to-implement-framework-for-marriage-and-family-ministry/

6. How Children Can Become Caring Community Members

BY JAMES MCCONCHIE

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_children_can_become_caring_community_members

7. Evaluation of family hubs

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-family-hubs

8. What can parents do to help their children thrive and excel in school?

https://news.missouristate.edu/2021/11/17/what-can-parents-do-to-help-their-children-thrive-and-excel-in-school/

9. Reading with children in a native language is key to bilingual learning

By Ashley Moser, KSL-TV |

https://www.ksl.com/article/50281625/reading-with-children-in-a-native-language-is-key-to-bilingual-learning

10. How playfulness develops and spurs a drive to learn

By Katrin Heimann

https://childandfamilyblog.com/playfulness-develops-drive-to-learn/

11. Living-in before marriage is a bad idea

Jemy Gatdula

https://www.bworldonline.com/living-in-before-marriage-is-a-bad-idea/

12. Her Pleasure First

Gary Thomas

https://garythomas.com/2021/11/09/her-pleasure-first/

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Candidates for IFS Friday Five #398 (early bird edition)

1. Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

https://www.meadvilletribune.com/many-women-have-left-the-workforce-when-will-they-return/article_8609d27c-935b-5047-a98a-8e96906c8550.html

2. The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents’ mental health

https://college.unc.edu/2021/11/covid-mental-health/

3. Final Reports on the 2015 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Programs and Clients

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/final-reports-2015-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-grantee-programs-and-0

4. Pope to married couples: Don’t be afraid of crises

Kathleen N. Hattrup

https://aleteia.org/2021/11/08/pope-to-married-couples-dont-be-afraid-of-crises/

5. Cairo offers marriage prep course to young couples as divorce rises

Ibrahim Ayyad

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/11/cairo-offers-marriage-prep-course-young-couples-divorce-rises#ixzz7BvsWKGxH

6. Childhood Emotional Abuse Is Associated With the Desire to Get Married and Have Children in Korean Young Adults

Jeewon Lee 1, Shin-Gyeom Kim 1, HyunChul Youn 1, Soyoung Irene Lee 1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34732028/

7. National Adoption Month 2021
Every Conversation Matters

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/nam/

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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. DOD Celebrates 'National Veterans and Military Families Month'

BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2826192/dod-celebrates-national-veterans-and-military-families-month/fbclid/IwAR3pM3JSsedxNgUqNeMWFRtUp96IJT-57pud2lkLE8ZsBGfQdihV4Ak3EQs/

2. INVISIBLE SUPPORT

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/invisible-support

3. Effect of a Universal Postpartum Nurse Home Visiting Program on Child Maltreatment and Emergency Medical Care at 5 Years of Age A Randomized Clinical Trial

W. Benjamin Goodman, PhD1; Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD1; Yu Bai, PhD1; et al

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2781681

4. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy and Practice Implementation

by Lawrence A. Palinkas 1,*,Jessenia De Leon 1,Erika Salinas 1,Sonali Chu 1,Katharine Hunter 2,Timothy M. Marshall 3,Eric Tadehara 4,Christopher M. Strnad 5,Jonathan Purtle 6,Sarah McCue Horwitz 7,Mary M. McKay 8 andKimberly E. Hoagwood 7

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/18/9622/htm

5. Relative Strangers: The importance of social capital for marriage

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/relative-strangers-the-importance-of-social-capital-for-marriage/

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Couples who meet on dating apps are more likely to divorce in early marriage, study finds

Randi Richardson

https://www.today.com/tmrw/couples-who-meet-dating-apps-are-more-likely-divorce-early-t236940

6. How a natural disaster can bring couples closer

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211026124255.htm

7. The Art and Science of Family Dinner | Psychology Today Canada

Stephen Gray Wallace, Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/decisions-teens-make/202111/the-art-and-science-family-dinner

8. Healing the Family and Saving the Country

Katharine Cornell Gorka @GorkaKatie

Director, Civil Society and the American Dialogue

https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/healing-the-family-and-saving-the-country

9. Does Insurance Cover Marriage Counseling?

Elizabeth Derickson, MSW, LCSW

https://www.talkspace.com/blog/does-insurance-cover-marriage-counseling/

10. To Those Who Can’t Imagine Parenting Without Alcohol

Post author: Doug Johnson

https://therealdealofparenting.com/to-those-who-cant-imagine-parenting-without-alcohol/

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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. For Love or Money?

Why Partnered Young Adults Marry . . . or Don't

PETER JON MITCHELL and LITA L. DAY

https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/reports/for-love-or-money/

2. The State of Religion & Young People 2021: Navigating Uncertainty

https://www.springtideresearch.org/research/the-state-of-religion-2021

3. The American family: 2021

Karlyn Bowman

https://www.aei.org/articles/the-american-family-2021/

4. How Parents and Children Can Learn Emotional Skills Together

TERRI HUGGINS

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_parents_and_children_can_learn_emotional_skills_together

5. Nearly a Third of Parents Spent Child Tax Credit on School Expenses

Parents With Young Children Used Child Tax Credit Payments for Child Care

DANIEL J. PEREZ-LOPEZ AND YERÍS MAYOL-GARCÍA

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/10/nearly-a-third-of-parents-spent-child-tax-credit-on-school-expenses.html

6. Should Kids Take Mental Health Days?

When taking a break is helpful (and when it's not)

Rae Jacobson

https://childmind.org/article/should-kids-take-mental-health-days/

7. The parenting problem the government can't fix

STEPHANIE H. MURRAY

https://theweek.com/life/parenting/1005725/the-parenting-problem-the-government-cant-fix

8. Toucan Together releases ‘Growing Module’ to help couples stay strong when facing challenges

https://familylifeuk.org/toucan-together-releases-growing-module-to-help-couples-stay-strong-when-facing-challenges/

9. The case for paid parental leave

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/the-case-for-paid-parental-leave

10. Please Stop Looking for Your Soulmate

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/assembly-required/202110/please-stop-looking-your-soulmate

11. Penn State recruiting older, married participants for pain study

https://www.bradfordera.com/news/penn-state-recruiting-older-married-participants-for-pain-study/article_dd1457b2-db8d-5ba7-b624-bf1dedee7757.html

12. The married will soon be the minority

By Charles M. Blow

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/charles-m-blow-the-married-will-soon-be-the-minority/article_88a750aa-3368-11ec-9c70-03f93c76de04.html

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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. As Number of Student Parents Rises, So Does Need for Family-Friendly Housing on Campus

Rebecca Kelliher

https://www.diverseeducation.com/home/article/15279531/as-number-of-student-parents-rises-so-does-need-for-family-friendly-housing-on-campus

2. Understanding child-friendly urban design

Helen Shwe Hadani, Jennifer Vey, Shwetha Parvathy, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

https://www.brookings.edu/research/understanding-child-friendly-urban-design/

3. The divided state of our unions

Family formation in (post)COVID-19 America

American Enterprise Institute, Institute for Family Studies, Wheatley Institute

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-divided-state-of-our-unions/

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Highlights from the Second Meeting of the FRAMING Research Project’s Healthy Marriage Technical Work Group

Explore highlights from OPRE's second FRAMING Research Technical Workgroup, which brought together research and practice experts to discuss the future of healthy marriage and relationship education programming, research, and evaluation.

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