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Zero to Three Infant and Toddler State Fact Sheets

To support infant-toddler advocates in their work to promote programs and policies that help improve lives of infants and toddlers, Zero to Three has developed a set of Baby Facts. These fact sheets show how babies are faring in each of the 51 states and the important role federal programs play in supporting their healthy development.

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Winter 2011 NCFR Report Magazine

Family Focus on LGBT Families

In this issue of NCFR Report, your colleagues examine the many facets of LGBT families.

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Zero to Three

Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. The mission of Zero to Three is to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.

David R. Williams presentation
from 2011 NCFR Conference Recordings

David R. Williams speaking about Health in Social Context

David R. Williams speaks about Health in Social Context in this clip from his presentation, Beyond Healthcare Reform: Key Steps to Improve the Health of All American Families. Runtime: 9:41

wedding ring
from NCFR Community Blog

The "Good Divorce," relationship dissolution and child well-being

By Nancy Gonzalez, CFLE
Posted by Nancy Gonzalez | December 07, 2011

One of the most highly-researched and controversial areas of family studies is that of divorce and relationship dissolution.  This situation is especially important where child well-being is concerned.  A fabulous new issue of our scholarly journal, Family Relations, has a special issue on this topic for December 2011.

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Poverty and Upward Mobility - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss From Wall Street to Main Street to “El Callejon” (back ally): Economic and Educational Realities of Latino Immigrant Families in the Rural Midwest ; You Moved Up, Did You Forget Us?: African American Intra-Familial Social Mobility ; Economic Hardship and Mexican American Adolescents' Family Relationships ; African American Families during the Economic Downturn
Alan Hawkins
from Video Lexicon

Alan Hawkins on Healthy Marriages

In this video professor Alan Hawkins discusses his research on healthy marriages, and the state and federal marriage initiatives.

Michael P. Johnson
from Video Lexicon

Michael P. Johnson on Intimate Partner Violence

In this video NCFR Fellow Michael P. Johnson discusses the Intimate Partner Violence typology he developed that has advanced the field of Family Violence.

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A New Kind of Strength: The Men's Movement to End Domestic Violence

These men – including Vice President Joe Biden and Joe Torre – are invested in stopping violence against women before it starts. By challenging accepted notions of masculinity, these men are presenting new images of a different kind of strength, especially for boys who are just forming their identity as men, and who are beginning to define their relationships with women. Funded by the Waitt Institute for Violence prevention, this 10-minute short film is available for use free of charge for a limited time.

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Private Violence

From the executive producer and director: "We have produced a 21-minute educational film for domestic violence prevention educators. Divided into chapters, this short documentary offers a portrait of some of the many different issues related to domestic violence, and the attitudes that help to perpetuate this epidemic."