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David Klein, Ph.D.
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2018 Annual NCFR Conference
An historical overview of family theory and methods with an emphasis on key events and participants, some aspects of which are not already widely known.
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Research
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Research Brief
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Kristen Harper & Deborah Temkin
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Child Trends
This brief introduces a trauma-informed policy framework to help state officials create supportive learning environments for all students.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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Jessica Dym Bartlett et al.
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Child Trends
This brief outlines a common approach for addressing three developmental outcomes in childhood and adolescence through afterschool programs.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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Resources to Support Policymakers and Advocates
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Jamie Chriqui et al.
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Child Trends
This report features a 50-state analysis of how state policies support healthy schools.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Counseling and Therapy
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Edited by Abbie E. Goldberg and Adam P. Romero
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Oxford University Press
The first edited book to tackle LGBTQ divorce and relationship dissolution in an informed, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary matter.
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Internal Dynamics of Families
Human Sexuality
Counseling and Therapy
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A Workbook to Guide New Fathers Through the Important Stages of Infant Development
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St. Cloud Early Childhood Family Education Program
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Minnesota Fathers and Families Network
A workbook to guide new fathers through the important stages of infant development.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Internal Dynamics of Families
Interpersonal Relationships
Parent Education and Guidance
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Research Brief
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Sara Wakefield, Ph.D. and Christopher Wildeman, Ph.D.
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National Council on Family Relations
About 5 million children (approximately 7% of all minor children) have experienced the incarceration of a residential parent at some point during childhood.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D.
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National Council on Family Relations
Compared to other high-income nations, contemporary U.S. work–family policies provide very limited support to families.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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Charlotte J. Patterson, Ph.D. and Abbie E. Goldberg, Ph.D
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National Council on Family Relations
Research on lesbian and gay parents and their children is consistent across studies in finding that both parents and children are well adjusted...
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Law and Public Policy
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Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Four strategies to address research disparities between easier-to-study populations and harder-to-study, more marginalized groups
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Family Life Education Methodology
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Curriculum
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A Resource Manual for Military and Family Program Professionals
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Jay A. Mancini and Gary L. Bowen
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Defense
A training program to help family professionals think about, plan, and develop programs in a way that promotes community capacity building for military families.
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Family Life Education Methodology
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Research Brief
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Teresa Eckrich Sommer, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Emily Sama-Miller, Christine Ross, and Scott Baumgartner
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
This OPRE evaluation examined programs that deliberately combine services intended to support both child development and parental economic security.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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Resource from the Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development & Improving Family Economic Security
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Emily Sama-Miller and Scott Baumgartner
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
This brief identifies common features of integrated services to support both the economic security of families and the development and wellbeing of children.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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Resource from the Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development & Improving Family Economic Security
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Christine Ross, Emily Sama -Miller, and Lily Roberts
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Part of a larger OPRE evaluation, this brief outlines how research and evaluation can create more robust integrated services for low-income families.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Resource from the Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development & Improving Family Economic Security
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Teresa Eckrich Sommer, P. Lindsay Chase -Lansdale, Emily Sama -Miller, Christine Ross, and Scott Baumgartner
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Part of a larger OPRE evaluation, this brief identifies two conceptual frameworks to understand integrated services for low-income families.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau
This brief outlines the characteristics and challenges of rural families and how child welfare professionals can best serve their needs.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Family Life Education Methodology
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Victor W. Harris
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National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families
This fact sheet presents factors for family practitioners to be aware of when helping youth and young adults build healthy friendships.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Human Sexuality
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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An Update of the Knowledge Base and Typology of Independent Living Programs in the United States
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Mark Courtney, Michael Pergamit, Marla McDaniel, Erin McDonald, Lindsay Giesen, Nathanael Okpych, and Andrew Zinn
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
This report provides information on child welfare legislation, current research on youth aging out of foster care, and a typology of independent living programs.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Family Law and Public Policy
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KidsHealth
Tips for parents by KidsHealth from the Nemours Foundation.
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Internal Dynamics of Families
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Research Brief
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Mariel Sparr, Alexandra Joraanstad, Grace Atukpawu -Tipton, Nicole Miller, Julie Leis, and Jill Filene
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
States participating in the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation describe efforts to promote prenatal health and positive birth outcomes.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Family Health
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
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National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
The implications of nonstandard work hours on Latino families’ access to child care options designed and subsidized to support low-income families.
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The Role of Family, School, and Community in Promoting Resilience
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Jenifer K. McGuire, Ph.D., MPH, et al.
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University of Minnesota Extension
This research overview provides gender terminology, points of intervention, and strategies for parents, teachers, and others who work with transgender youth.
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Human Sexuality
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Parent Education and Guidance
Family Life Education Methodology
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Research Brief
An Overview of Policy Differences across States and Territories as of October 1, 2016
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Victoria Tran, Sarah Minton, Sweta Haldar , and Linda Giannarelli
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families
These Infographics from show differences in child care subsidy policies across U.S. states and territories.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Research Brief
A longitudinal evaluation of KVC's bridging the way home initiative
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Kelly Murphy, Kristin Anderson Moore, Zakia Redd, Karin Malm
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Children and Youth Services Review
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a system-wide reform effort to implement trauma-informed care across a large, private child welfare system.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Research