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Big news from the U.S. Census

website changes enhance research capabilities for demographers and everyone else!

August 07, 2012

The Census Bureau announced the launch of their first ever API (application programming interface).

News from the United Nations

August 07, 2012

The UN launched a campaign to encourage good deeds for World Humanitarian Day.

NICHD Director's monthly podcast for July is now online

July 31, 2012

The July 2012 NICHD Research Perspectives, the NICHD’s monthly podcast, is now online.

Call for Proposals - Young Scholars Program

Foundation for Child Development

July 31, 2012

The Foundation for Child Development: Changing Faces of America’s Children - Young Scholars Program is calling for proposals for fellowships.

2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book now available

See how your state ranks for child well-being

July 31, 2012

Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Book provides information and data trends on the conditions of U.S. children and families.

Cognitive changes may be only sign of fetal alcohol exposure

Distinct facial features not seen in many cases, NIH study finds

July 31, 2012

The National Center for Family & Marriage Research - new report

Counting Couples, Counting Families

July 31, 2012

The National Center for Family and Marriage Research announces the release of their 2011 research conference full report Counting Couples, Counting Families.

U.S. Census launches new database on HIV/AIDS

July 25, 2012

The database was developed in 1987 and now holds 149,000 statistics, an increase of approximately 10,800 new estimates in the last year, making it the most complete of its kind in the world

News from the U.S. Census

global aging populations

July 17, 2012

According to the U.S. Census, older populations will exceed children in most world regions by 2050.

Stepping up for Families - Annie E. Casey Foundation

Annie E. Casey report on kinship care

July 10, 2012

This report explores the increased number of children living with extended family and close friends, a longtime practice known as kinship care.

from Featured Journal Articles

Why Do Low-Income Couples Marry Less and Divorce More?

July 10, 2012

People with lower incomes value the institution of marriage just as much as those with higher incomes and have similar romantic standards for marriage, according to a new study published in Journal of Marriage and Family. The new research suggests that government initiatives to strengthen marriage among low-income populations should move beyond promoting the value of marriage and instead focus on the actual problems that low-income couples face.

from CFLE News

Nominations Sought for 2012 CFLE Special Recognition Award

July 09, 2012

Each year the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) recognizes a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) who has contributed to the success of the CFLE program.

from CFLE News

Family Life Education Month Contest

February is Family Life Education Month

July 05, 2012

February is Family Life Education Month. Help NCFR promote February as Family Life Education Month in 2013 by contributing to the National Council on Family Relations' Family Life Education Month Contest.

from Press Releases

Alexis Walker wins prestigious Felix Berardo Award for mentoring

June 27, 2012

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has conferred its organization’s prestigious Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring to Alexis Walker, Ph.D., Co-director for the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences and the Jo Anne L. Petersen Chair in Gerontology and Family Studies.

Research subjects are needed

for study on gay adoptive fathers

June 26, 2012

Are you a gay, adoptive father to a young child(ren)? If so, you are invited you to participate in doctoral dissertation research on resiliency among gay-fathered families.