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from New development in family policy

SB-1172 Sexual orientation change efforts

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Capitol
from Do you teach family policy?

Teaching Family Policy

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Bahira Sherif Trask talks on families and globalism
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Families and globalism

NCFR member Bahira Sherif Trask gave this interesting TEDx lecture on her area of expertise—families and globalism. Check it out!

S. Greg Thompson, Ph.D., Lamar University
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Family scholars well-positioned to cultivate social capital

by S. Greg Thompson, Ph.D., and Kimberly A. Wallet, Ph.D., both of Lamar University

Family scholars can and do contribute to build social capital, and thereby, elevate quality of life in a community. By training, many of us have insight into assessing community needs and, by employment, we have standing to help direct resources toward resolving those needs.

Laura E. Gültekin, M.S., FNP-BC, RN, graduate student, University of Michigan Sc
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Family homelessness, housing insecurity, and health: Understanding and acting on what we know

by Laura E. Gültekin, M.S., FNP-BC, RN, graduate student, University of Michigan School of Nursing, and Barbara L. Brush

In recent years, aggressive national efforts have yielded modest reductions in the overall number of individuals facing homelessness. Nonetheless, the number of homeless persons in families has increased by 20% since 2007.

Bill Doherty
from Video Lexicon

Bill Doherty and the "Couples on the Brink" project

Former NCFR president, professor, and Marriage and Family Therapist Bill Doherty discusses the creation of the Couples on the Brink Project in Minnesota, which offers a new type of counseling to married couples considering divorce.

Mandela Story
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Mandela Story

Nelson Mandela turned 94 recently. His life has been amazing and has changed not only South Africa but the world.  This clever short film shows how Mandela’s life events would have been recorded if they had happened now, in the era of social media

Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Strategy to Enhance Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers

A new policy paper from Zero to Three, Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Strategy to Enhance Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers, examines how staffed family child care (FCC) networks are uniquely positioned to improve the quality of care that infants and toddlers receive in FCC settings.  It lists effective practices and shares examples of successful staffed FCC networks.  This paper offers guidance for how states can maximize partnerships to integrate staffed FCC networks in early childhood systems.  It concludes with action steps and state policy recommendations for implementing a staffed FCC network.

Child Welfare Self-Assessment Tools for States and Counties

This tool stems from the collective vision of leading child welfare and early childhood development organizations.  It is designed to help states and counties both prepare to meet the new federal requirements and conduct ongoing assessment and quality improvement efforts.

Making It Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Providing Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health

Zero to Three's new report, Making It Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Providing Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health, highlights the scientific evidence for infant-early childhood mental health (I-ECMH) policies; examines issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health practitioners in providing I-ECMH services; and proposes a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level.