Coffin Corner

10) NEW HOW-TO GUIDE - How To Form a Healthy Marriage and Relationship Coalition http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/

Also see http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/whats-new-in-the-field

9) In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, an open access database of breast cancer publications. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/breastcancer

8) http://www.jenniferdefrancisco.com/blog/marriage/eight-things-to-do-if-you-want-to-stay-married/-15

And Want To Save Your Family? Put Marriage Before Kids
CBS2 Chicago
What if you made your marriage your top priority? "You know a lot of parents freak out when they hear this like 'Oh my God, how could I possibly do that? ...

And http://f4agm.blogspot.com/2010/09/take-time-to-getaway-reconnect-i-nside.html

7) HHS awards evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that $155 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants are being awarded to states, non-profit organizations, school districts, universities, and others.

6) Responsible Fatherhood_Oct 7 Conf Call Flyer.doc - Yimg
Topic(s): “The Proposed Fatherhood, Marriage and Families Innovation Fund –. From Where I Sit, From Where You Stand”. Who Should Participate? : ...

And Free Healthy Marriage Workshop (10/22-23 & 11/12-13) - GoDuBois ...
The Healthy Marriage Program offers enrichment to married couples through our fun, interactive workshops. Learn as a couple to: Listen and be heard; ...

5) Why is it so difficult to find time to wed? Modern life and lavish weddings put marriage on the back-burner

And

4) Despite popular myths, cohabitation is destructive to couples, children, and society

www.worldmag.com/articles/17081  Mike McManus, World Magazine, Sep 11, 2010

And http://achmi.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/im-engaged-let-the-chaos-begin/

(I have a nephew and 2 nieces getting married Apr-Jul 2011—BC)

And http://www.twoofus.org/engaged/preparing-for-marriage/index.aspx

3) Heading for Divorce? It's Not if You Fight, It's How You Fight
TIME
By Jeffrey Kluger Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | 0 comments Marriage is a lot of things—a source of love, security, the joy of children, but it's also an ...

And World News Australia - Bleak pictures for divorce children
Aussies whose parents divorced when they were children were less likely to marry and find finish school, and had lower incomes, a report shows.

And http://familyscholars.org/2010/09/29/ministering-to-children-of-divorce/

2) Twitter, Facebook, and social activism and http://www.alabamamarriage.org/print-ad.php

1) Check out the brand new Kids.gov YouTube channel. The channel highlights great videos for kids about all kinds of government information.
Your kids can learn about how kites are made and watch them fly at the Kite Festival or discover different cultures at Smithsonian's Folklife Festival.

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/)

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

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