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7/1/2009 Bron Ingoldsby Memorial Scholarship
7/1/2009 Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report: "Hidden Costs of Health Care." Out-of-pocket expenses for Americans with employer-based coverage rise to more than $3,700 per year
7/1/2009 Fellows Roundtables set for Annual Conference
7/1/2009 Call for Proposals - Foundation for Child Development - Scholarships available
7/1/2009 Census Bureau reports world's older population projected to triple by 2050
7/1/2009 Time Correction: TCRM Stata Skill Training Workshop 1:00 to 5:30
7/1/2009 San Francisco Conference - Just over 4 months away! Registration open now!
7/1/2009 Attention NCFR leaders—committee meetings are scheduled
7/1/2009 This week's YouTube clip - a fun song to sing with little ones - and it doesn’t end!
7/1/2009 President Obama and Vice President Biden name Lynn Rosenthal as White House advisor on Violence Against Women
6/22/2009 "Children of the Camps" preconference event is set
6/22/2009 NCFR Ethnic Minorities Section Anniversary Celebration
6/22/2009 TCRM announces two skill training workshops
6/22/2009 NCFR's popular "Careers in Family Science" booklet - second edition now available!
6/22/2009 National Center for Children in Poverty: how to measure "poverty"
6/22/2009 RAND study - families and coping with the recession
6/22/2009 And don’t miss this week’s source of great videos - introducing TED!
6/22/2009 Jeanne Brooks-Gunn testifies about vulnerable families to Congressional committee
6/22/2009 Child Trends: new survey finds that state child welfare budgets may face "Perfect Storm"
6/15/2009 University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension releases a guide on "Facing a Furlough"
6/15/2009 Web-based NCFR Annual Conference schedule now available
6/15/2009 Society for the Study of Human Development Conference - Ann Arbor, MI - October 18 - 20
6/15/2009 APA releases report on positive parenting and child maltreatment prevention
6/15/2009 Call for Submissions - special issue of Family Relations - "Finances, Families, and Hard Times" October 2010 Issue
6/15/2009 Call for applications: Editorship of Journal of Family Theory and Review special issues
6/15/2009 Honoring our Mentors - a special opportunity for NCFR members and conference attendees
6/8/2009 HHS releases $30 million to help Medicare beneficiaries access their benefits: new joint effort to reach the most vulnerable in communities across America
6/8/2009 Briefs examine quality in early childhood settings
6/8/2009 Annual Conference 2009 - holding the line on costs
6/8/2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers parent training guide
5/30/2009 Deadline for next CFLE Exam is June 15 for Full Certification; June 29 for Provisional
5/30/2009 First paid vacation bill in U.S. history was introduced in Congress on May 21
5/30/2009 TCRM: Improving and Expanding Family Theories
5/30/2009 New student affiliate at Austin State in Nacogdoches, TX
5/30/2009 Members' Books can be listed in "On the Bookshelf" Column
5/30/2009 Call for Submissions - Special Issue of Family Relations -- Finances, Families, and Hard Times - October 2010 Issue
5/30/2009 HHS - ACF offers Healthy Marriage information website
5/30/2009 The University of Minnesota Extension and the Working Family Resource Center offer webinar on divorce education
5/30/2009 Child Trends releases new publications
5/30/2009 North Carolina State University video available on "What Kids Want"
5/30/2009 Penn State to offer symposium on biosocial research and families-October 8 and 9
5/30/2009 This weeks' YouTube video charmer - Charlie bit me!
5/30/2009 Looking for funding? Check out U.S. government grant clearinghouse
5/30/2009 Revised conference schedule-see details on Grounded Theory (day changed) and International Programs
5/19/2009 Call for Nominations for Affiliate Councils Board - Deadline June 30
5/19/2009 NCFR Report - watch for our member magazine - it has a new look!
5/19/2009 New developments in U.S. health policy
5/19/2009 North Carolina State University video available on “What Kids Want”
5/19/2009 Funding available - NIH seeks studies on teen dating violence
5/19/2009 YouTube video of the week - the parenting of urban Rodentia
5/11/2009 Virginia Child Protection Newsletter - Information on Foster Care
5/11/2009 Future of Children - Journal Issue on Foster Care
5/11/2009 Arizona's Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth and Families offers Research Summaries
5/11/2009 Newest journal to be distributed to members in 2009!
5/11/2009 Are you a member of NCFR?
5/11/2009 NCFR Family Therapy Scholars Named Top Prolific Authors in Study
5/11/2009 Zippy's Video of the Week - the anthropomorphism of robots
4/28/2009 New “Research to Results” Brief from Child Trends for Out-of-School Time Practitioners
4/28/2009 U.S. Census Releases Data Showing Relationship Between Education and Earnings
4/28/2009 In Memoriam - John Visher, MD - March 2, 1921 - April 17, 2009
4/28/2009 NCFR's Popular Careers in Family Science Booklet - 2nd Edition - Now Available!
4/28/2009 Free Magazine on Poverty Available from Stanford University
4/28/2009 Developmental Assets for Adolescents
4/28/2009 2nd Annual Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy - Bridgewater State College - July 16-17, 2009
4/28/2009 Information on Pandemic Flu from Websites and on YouTube
4/28/2009 SRCD Releases a New Policy Brief on Hispanic Children
4/28/2009 New Data on Adolescents from the National Center for Children in Poverty
4/20/2009 Call for Papers - Michigan Family Review - Innovations in Teaching and Mentoring Family Scholars and Practitioners - Deadline August 1, 2009
4/20/2009 Ron Sabatelli, Editor of Family Relations - Featured in UConn Advance Magazine
4/20/2009 News from Rand: Five Key Education Priorities for the Obama Administration
4/20/2009 New Child Trends Brief: Youth Benefit From Strong Families Regardless of Income
4/20/2009 SAMHSA Website - Post Ideas about America’s Health System
4/20/2009 Groves 75th Anniversary Conference Announced - June 7 - 11, Chapel Hill, N.C.
4/20/2009 Zippy's YouTube Thrill of the Week: Susan Boyle
4/14/2009 Columbia University Promotes "Eat Dinner with Your Children" - Family Day - Monday, September 28th
4/14/2009 New Study Shows Significant and Surprising Changes Among Men and Women at Work and at Home
4/14/2009 Free Work-Life E-Newsletter Available from Georgetown Law School
4/14/2009 Summer Employment for Teens - Information from University of MN Cooperative Extension
4/14/2009 The Increasing Child Poverty Rate and Its Impact on Children
4/14/2009 Nearly One-Half of Children in Immigrant Families Live in Poverty
4/14/2009 NCFR Blog: Military Children and Frequent Moves
4/14/2009 Student Attendance at the NCFR Annual Conference - Informative and Affordable
4/14/2009 This Week's YouTube Gem - The Sound of Music; and the Magic of Dance
4/6/2009 After Years of Decline, Teen Pregnancy Rate Rises Again
4/6/2009 NCFR Blog - Talking to Kids about Pet Loss
4/6/2009 Another Resource for Teen Sexuality and Childbearing Information - MOAPP
4/6/2009 More Tips for Getting Through the Great Depression - by Clara
4/6/2009 National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Blog
3/31/2009 This Week’s YouTube Videos: Musicians on Divorce and Families
3/31/2009 Ph.D. Student Funding Available - University of Maryland
3/31/2009 NCFR Ethnic Minorities Section 30th Anniversary
3/31/2009 San Francisco Conference Program Coming Together - Check Out the Highlights
3/23/2009 New Journal from the Future of Children - Juvenile Justice
3/23/2009 2009 NCFR National Election Results
3/23/2009 NCFR Conference - November 11 - 14 - San Francisco Bay Area
3/23/2009 Stay connected to NCFR through Web 2.0
3/23/2009 NCFR Introduces Honor Student Recognition Program
3/23/2009 New Child Trends Report: One in Six Females Projected to Become a Teen Mother: Estimates as High as 1 in 4 in Nine States
3/23/2009 Conference on Asian Consumer and Family Economic Association - Yamaguchi, Japan - July 2 - 5
3/23/2009 Another YouTube Vintage Family Life Education Short Film
3/23/2009 Call for Papers - Special Issue of Children and Youth Services Review - Deadline August 1
3/17/2009 SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2009 Treatment Grants for Adolescents and Families
3/17/2009 The 2009 NCFR Annual Conference: The Value-Added Venue - Free Local Transportation
3/17/2009 Newly Updated - "Tools for Ethical Thinking and Practice in Family Life Education" - Second Edition
3/9/2009 SAMHSA Newsletter Articles Available on Veterans, Children and Mental Health
3/9/2009 NCFR State Affiliates Conference Schedule
3/9/2009 CDC Releases Pandemic Flu Vaccine Information
3/9/2009 Call for Proposals - The 19th Annual Regional Building Strong Families Conference - Grantham, PA
3/2/2009 This Week’s YouTube Clip on Families: Award-winning Comedian Stephen Colbert on Family Tragedy
3/2/2009 Child Trends Releases New Report on Foster Kinship Care
3/2/2009 Temple University Announces a new Doctorate in Health Ecology
3/2/2009 Going to the Conference in San Francisco? Interested in Divorce Education?
3/2/2009 Alan Acock and Isaac Washburn to Offer TCRM Methods Training Workshop
2/24/2009 Carework Network Announces Conference and Call for Papers
2/16/2009 TCRM Establishes Best Student/Early Career Award!
2/16/2009 Phil Shaver to be TCRM’S 2009 Keynote Speaker
2/16/2009 Call for Papers - Special Issue on "Family Business" in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues - Dec 2010
2/2/2009 California to Establish new “Babies Behind Bars” program
2/2/2009 Free Resource Available from Stanford University on Poverty
2/2/2009 Upcoming NCFR Conference Highlights: Families in a Multicultural World
2/2/2009 Fun with Vintage Family Life Education Videos!
1/26/2009 Symposium Held on Financial Literacy
1/26/2009 ACFEA Conference in Japan - July 2 - 5, 2009, Call for Submissions
1/21/2009 Call for Submissions - Family Relations - Theme of "Finances, Families and Hard Times"
1/21/2009 Latest Edition of Family Science Review Available Online
1/13/2009 Obama Administration Forms a White House Task Force on Working Families
1/13/2009 Attention Family Life Educators! Second Edition of Family Life Education: Integrating Theory and Practice Now Available!
1/13/2009 New Development in Family Policy - Workplace “Family Responsibilities Discrimination”
1/13/2009 Announcing Pan-African Family Strengths International Conference - Kenya, Africa - August 3 - 6, 2010
1/5/2009 Help open doors for your newest colleagues…the NCFR Student/New Professional Conference Scholarship Fund
1/5/2009 U.S. Health and Human Services Publishes Reports on Building Strong Families, Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
1/5/2009 Special Notice for NCFR's Ethnic Minorities Section Members
1/5/2009 Congratulations to NCFR's New 2008 Fellows!
12/16/2008 Online Family Life Master’s Degree at Concordia, St. Paul
12/2/2008 National Endowment for Financial Education Launches Website on Buyer's Remorse
12/2/2008 Little Rock in Review - Check out the Conference Photos online!
12/2/2008 SRCD Releases Research Brief on Family Dinners
12/2/2008 National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy - July 16 - 17, 2009
11/17/2008 Iowa State Extension Offers Online Training for Parent Educators
11/17/2008 The United Nations' Department of Public Information Briefing Held on Millennium Villages, A New Approach to Fighting Poverty in Africa
10/28/2008 Halloween Safety Tips
10/28/2008 "Safe Haven" Laws Enacted throughout the U.S.
10/27/2008 Call for Nominations - Groves Conference Feldman Award - Deadline December 1
10/20/2008 Information for and about Caregivers
10/14/2008 NCFR Announces its Award Winners - Congratulations to These Worthy Honorees!
10/14/2008 Fall and Seasonal Affective Disorder
10/14/2008 Call for Submissions - NCFR Report - Theme of Fatherhood
10/6/2008 Family Finance and Economic Uncertainty - A Few Resources
9/22/2008 Web Resources on Children and Families
9/15/2008 Grant Available for Research on Emergency Medical Care for Children
9/15/2008 New Resources from National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
9/8/2008 A Special Message to NCFR Members and Friends Affected by Hurricanes
9/8/2008 News from the United States Census
8/26/2008 NIH Offers Autism Listserv
8/26/2008 U.S. Census Releases New Analysis on State-by-State Fertility
8/26/2008 Government Grant Opportunities Listed at Grants.gov
8/18/2008 Attention NCFR Members who are Bloggers!
8/11/2008 NCFR Members - Do you have some news?
7/14/2008 Call for Submissions - Journal of Family Theory and Review
7/7/2008 Economy got you down? You’re not alone.
6/2/2008 Members' Books can be listed in "On the Bookshelf" Column
6/2/2008 CDC News - Suicide Rate Rising for the Middle-Aged
6/2/2008 A New NCFR Member Benefit: Up to 30% Off Books from Transaction Publishers
5/27/2008 NCFR Professor/Student Recruitment Program
4/8/2008 Journal of Family Theory and Review Now Accepting Manuscripts
2/18/2008 CFLE Certification included on U.S. Department of Labor's CareerOneStop Website!

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