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Building Blocks for a Healthy Future

Building Blocks for a Healthy Future is an early childhood substance abuse prevention program developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Designed for parents and caregivers of children ages 3 to 6, Building Blocks will help you open up the lines of communication with young children-and make it easier to keep those lines of communication open as they grow older.

Search Institute

For more than 50 years, Search Institute® has been a leader and partner for organizations around the world in discovering what kids need to succeed. Search Institute serves all sectors of society, including K–12 and higher education, faith communities, youth-serving organizations, social-service organizations, families, businesses, and the public sector.

Reducing Prejudice and Promoting Equity in Childhood

Millions of children worldwide struggle as a result of prejudice and discrimination due to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, indigenous background, and age. In many countries, intergroup tension is rising amid growing immigrant populations and increasing ethnic diversity. Legal mandates are the first step in laying the foundation against discrimination and prejudice; the next step involves changes in social interactions. To be effective, intervention programs should be informed by developmental science research and used more widely. This brief summaries a longer Social Policy Report.

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Caregiving in Aging Families: Challenges in a Changing Economic World - Audio Recording

With the aging of the U.S. population, increasing numbers of older adults will experience chronic disabilities requiring care. Currently family caregivers provide the majority of care for impaired older adults, often at great sacrifice to the caregiver’s own well-being, and changing social and economic circumstances can provide even greater challenges in the years ahead. This presentation addresses how social and economic changes affect family caregivers now and in the years to come.
Benjamin Karney presentation slide
from 2011 NCFR Conference Recordings

Benjamin Karney speaking on Building Stronger Families

Benjamin Karney speaks about Building Stronger Families in this clip from his presentation What's (Not) Wrong With Low-income Couples: Maintaining Intimacy in More and Less Affluent Marriages. Runtime: 2:27

Mathematica Working Paper Series

The series launched with three working papers and will release future papers as they are ready on a regular basis. It will feature cutting-edge research from our health, human services, and survey and statistical experts on compelling issues across Mathematica's diverse topic areas. In addition to providing access to our most current work, the working papers will share some of the in-depth analyses behind our other publications. The papers are intended to encourage discussion before final peer review and possible publication. In keeping with Mathematica's high standards of quality, all working papers undergo a rigorous internal quality review.

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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.

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.

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Divorce and Remarriage - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Full-time, Part-time Full-time, and Part-time Fathers: Divorced Father Identities ; Effects of Divorce Versus Cohabitation Break-up on Young Children ; Economic Strain, Social Emotional Behaviors, and Remarriage Outcomes
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Context of Family Violence/Domestic Abuse - Audio Recording

Panelists discuss Sleeping With One Eye Open: Marital Abuse as an Antecedent of Poor Sleep ; Domestic Violence in South Asian Families: A Human Ecological Perspective ; Longitudinal Impact of Toddler's Exposure to Domestic Violence ; Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women's Mental Health