Coffin Corner

10) If you read only one thing this month let it be What Works in Marriage and Relationship Education? Research Report

9) National Guard and Reserve Families Paying High Price for Lasting ...
The Fatherhood Channel
Scott Stanley, Ph.D., a founder of the PREP marriage education program at the University of Denver that is almost exclusively provided in Strong Bonds ...

8) The loss of an individual to suicide impacts family, friends, co-workers, and the community. SuicideOutreach.org is a comprehensive resource - here you will find ready access to hotlines, treatments, professional resources, and forums and multiple media designed to link you to others. The site supports all Service Branches, the National Guard and the Reserves, and our veterans, families, and providers.

And depression and anxiety screenings take a screening online today

7) http://www.strongerfamilies.org/restored-and-remarried-vidcast/

6) A Lifetime to Love--Sharing Unconditional Love: #1 Predictor of ...
By Lyndsay Katauskas, MEd
What I've realized is that marriage education is not limited to already married couples. In fact--the communication skills, conflict resolution, anger management, parenting skills, emotional intelligence, understanding love languagues, ...

And http://www.betterhusbandsandfathers.com/2010/09/what-is-key-to-happy-marriage.html

5) Better Marriages: The Wedding's Over: What Now?
By Priscilla Hunt
We also joined an ongoing small group of couples, all who were committed to developing a strong, healthy, satisfying marriage. As couples, we learned to trust each other and to share openly with each other about our struggles. ...

4) Fatherhood
Many have Fatherhood Initiatives that offer a network of agencies and ... Are there organizations that provide more specific information on Fatherhood? ...
www.friendsnrc.org/cbcap-priority-areas/fatherhood

And Helping Fathers Is a Women's Issue?
Center For American Progress
Initiated under the George W. Bush administration, the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage programs received some criticism focused on their ...

3) Does marriage kill a relationship?
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Or is it just a cop-out for men who feel they don't need to be married anyway (with marriage no longer being a prerequisite for sex, kids and living ...

And Does 'Living in Sin' Still Lead to Divorce?
Newsweek
Moving in together before marriage used to be associated with a higher risk for divorce. But now, as more unmarried couples than ever before decide to live ...

2) To coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network will be sponsoring a webinar on the topic, entitled "Overcoming Domestic Violence as a Barrier to Employment through TANF Partnerships" on October 13th, 2010 at 3pm Eastern. Speakers for the event will include Mary Roberto, Colorado Works Section Manager and Ruth Glen, Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services' Domestic Violence Program; Marylouise Kelley, Director of the Family Violence Prevention & Services Program at the Family and Youth Services Bureau; and Anne Menard, Director of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

Click Here to Register for the Webinar.

1) http://www2.archivists.org/initiatives/american-archives-month/2010-american-archives-month

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

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