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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/understanding-american-indian-and-alaska-native-early-childhood-needs-the-potential-of-existing-data?utm_source=ACF%20OPRE%20News%207/13/17&utm_campaign=OPRE%20News%207/13/17&utm_medium=email
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families
This report describes preliminary work in support of an early childhood needs assessment for American Indian and Alaska Native children prenatal to age five.
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Family Health
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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/ncfr-report/focus/sleep-overview-and-introduction
How did you sleep last night? Don’t lose any sleep over it. Let me sleep on it. Sleep well! — we talk about sleep a lot in day-to-day conversation!
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Internal Dynamics of Families
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Health
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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/ncfr-report/focus/effects-work-travel-sleep-patterns
Work often influences sleep and sleep is associated with health outcomes.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Family Resource Management
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http://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/publications/promising-features-of-hispanic-serving-early-care-and-education-programs/
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The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
High-quality early childhood programs can have a positive impact on children’s development, and are often more pronounced for Hispanic children
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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/sites/default/files/2017-07/IFFDPapers66EN.pdf
EU Project Families and Societies Final Recommendations
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International Federation for Family Development
The project’s aim is to address changing families and sustainable societies, policy contexts and diversity over the life course and across generations
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Internal Dynamics of Families
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http://iffd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IFFDPapers65EN.pdf
Helping Parents to Fulfill Their Role in the Development of Children
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International Federation for Family Development
This year’s International Day of Families focused on the role of families and family oriented policies in promoting education and overall well being
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Parent Education and Guidance
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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https://www.bls.gov/tus/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
In 2016, 22 percent of workers did some or all of their work at home on days they worked. The survey also measures time spent on childcare, leisure, and more
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Family Resource Management
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Podcast
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/child-welfare-podcast-supporting-kinship-caregivers-part1
Length: 38 Minutes
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Children's Bureau of the U.S. Administration for Children & Families
This podcast highlights programs that connect kinship families with services when they must care for child relatives removed from their birth parents.
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Internal Dynamics of Families
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ff9f2a2de058fd0d00c70a2ba/files/8a14c2d7-298b-4ddf-8d90-306a362f20fb/CSW61_Analysis_Final_12_Apr....pdf
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United Nations, UN Women
Analysis of the 2017 United Nations meeting focused on "women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work."
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/final-implementation-findings-from-the-responsible-fatherhood-reentry-projects
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
This report presents findings from six Community-Centered Responsible Fatherhood Ex-Prisoner Reentry Pilot Projects and makes recommendations for practitioners.
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Family Life Education Methodology
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Research Brief
http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/Reconnecting-Justice-Lessons-Learned-and-the-Agenda-Ahead.pdf
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The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
The Center for Law and Social Policy examines the policies that have led the United States to incarcerate people at a rate higher than any other developed nation.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Research Brief
https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/providing-financial-support-for-children-views-and-experiences-of-low-income-fathers
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Mathematica Policy Research
Mathematica Policy Research researchers examine the benefits and limitations of Responsible Father (RF) program
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/opre_homefam_brief3_hhs_children_02_24_2017_b508.pdf
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OPRE
the Office of Planning, Research, & Evaluation (OPRE) examines the well-being of children 20 months after they spent time living in emergency homeless shelters
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/overview-and-introduction-doing-family-distance
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
This issue of NCFR Report's Family Focus provides some hints to build family strengths in spite of geographic separation.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/doing-family-across-international-borders-family-experiences-and-international-high-school-student
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
It is estimated that more than 100,000 students around the world study abroad at the high school level each year.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/emotional-toll-doing-family-latino-transnational-families
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
Changes in global labor markets have driven the feminization of migration from Latin America, increasing the number of mothers leaving children behind.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Human-Development-Family-Studies/dp/1138815322/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489603368&sr=1-1&keywords=introduction%20to%20human%20development%20and%20family%20studies
An NCFR member-written book
This text introduces human development and family studies as inextricably linked areas of study.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Science Education
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Podcast
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/resource/child-welfare-podcast-engaging-fathers-part1
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
The Child Welfare Information Gateway has now made available the complete podcast series on "Engaging Fathers."
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/indian-transnational-families-strengths-and-vulnerabilities
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
People migrating to the U.S. may leave their families — spouse, children, aging parents, and extended family — in their home country.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/doing-my-bid-away-kids-fathering-correctional-facilities
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
At any time, more than 2% of U.S. children under age 18 have a parent who is incarcerated.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/communication-technology-use-following-divorce-or-separation
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
Divorced parents often experience difficulties staying up to date with what is going on in their children’s lives.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/military-families-and-deployment-communicating-distance
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
Military service places particular and extraordinary demands on its employees and their families, most notably because of extended periods of separation.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/commuting-caregiver-finding-resilience-through-long-distance-care-challenges
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
Belief systems, organizational patterns, and communication processes help to guide understanding of long-distance caregiving.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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/ncfr-report/focus/doing-family-at-a-distance/families-arms-length-observations-contexts-patterns-and-processes-resilience
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Spring 2017 Family Focus, NCFR Report
Forming and maintaining family relationships at a distance is another form of family diversity.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Internal Dynamics of Families
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