Supporting Healthy Marriages, 2003-2012
Jan 2012 | Author: US Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and EvaluationMDRC led this nine-year research project for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, which evaluated the impact of eight healthy marriage programs for lower-income married couples with children. It was conducted in collaboration with Abt Associates, Child Trends, Optimal Solutions Group and Public Strategies as well as academic experts Thomas Bradbury, Philip Cowan and Carolyn Pape Cowan. The rigorous evaluation project was designed to examine both the implementation and operation of healthy marriage education and related services for lower-income couples with children and the net impacts of these programs on marital stability, adult well-being and child well-being.
Six reports on this evaluation project are included at the link below.
© 2024 Fatherhood Research & Practice Network. All Rights Reserved.
The Fatherhood Research and Practice Network was created with support from grant #90PR0006 (2013-2019) from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network, Temple University and the Center for Policy Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.